U.S. Army Awards BAE in Sterling Heights $318M Service Contract for M109s

BAE Systems Inc., which operates part of its platforms and services business sector in Sterling Heights, was awarded a $318 million service contract from the U.S. Army to perform technical and sustainment support services for its fleet of M109 A6 and A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and their companion M992 A3 Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked (CAT) vehicles.
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BAE Systems in Sterling Heights received a $318 million contract from the U.S. Army to service M109 A6 and A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and their companion, M992 A3 carrier. // Photo courtesy of BAE

BAE Systems Inc., which operates part of its platforms and services business sector in Sterling Heights, was awarded a $318 million service contract from the U.S. Army to perform technical and sustainment support services for its fleet of M109 A6 and A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and their companion M992 A3 Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked (CAT) vehicles.

Under the five-year contract, BAE Systems will deliver ongoing engineering and logistics services to provide new capabilities, maintenance, and testing on the family of vehicles.

“The M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer continues to prove itself as the ‘King of Battle’ as it provides the firepower and maneuverability to dominate the battlefield,” says Dan Furber, director of ground vehicle production for combat mission systems business at BAE Systems. “Sustainment services for the M109 allow the U.S. Army to maintain a high level of operational readiness to take this powerful capability to the fight.”

The services contract follows the M109A7 production contract awarded in November 2023. The M109A7 is the latest howitzer in the M109 family of vehicles, the indirect fire support system developed for the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT).

It uses the existing main armament and cab structure of a Paladin M109A6 and replaces the vehicle’s chassis components with modem components common to the Bradley vehicle.

The new design’s chassis structure was engineered to provide greater survivability and commonality with the existing systems in the ABCT, reducing operational sustainability costs by replacing obsolete components.

Services in this contract will be provided at military bases in the U.S. and around the world, as well as at BAE Systems facilities in Sterling Heights, York, Penn.; Minneapolis; Endicott, N.Y.; Elgin, Okla.; and Aiken, S.C.