BAE to Provide Engineering and Technical Services to US NUWC

• Under a $21 Million Contract

(Middletown, Rhode Island, December 15, 2009) -- BAE Systems will provide software engineering and other technical services under a $21 million contract with the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). The company will develop, maintain, and test software for sonars and other operational systems on ships and submarines and provide information technology support for Web-based documentation and data storage.

"Our employees have supported the Navy in Rhode Island for more than 30 years, and this continues the work we've long provided to NUWC and the warfighter," said Ian Rankin, vice president of strategic programs at BAE Systems' Technology Solutions & Services business.


The five-year contract, which runs through 2014, was awarded competitively under the Navy's Seaport-e contracting platform for acquiring engineering and other support services.

Source : BAE Systems PLC (LSE: BAES.L)