BAE to Develop Next-Gen Guided Projectile for US Navy
11.11.2013 North America
BAE Systems has received a $33.6 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop and demonstrate a Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP).
“The HVP takes the next evolutionary step in providing an affordable, precise, multi-mission capability for multiple gun platforms. We look forward to applying our expertise and technologies to this important program.” said Chris Hughes, Vice President and General Manager of Weapon Systems at BAE Systems.
The HVP is designed to provide lethality and performance enhancements to current and future gun systems.
The objective of the first phase is to produce a concept design and development roadmap towards fully guided flight demonstrations.
BAE Systems, along with teammates United Technologies and Custom Analytical Engineering Systems (CAES), will develop and demonstrate a modular, low drag HVP. The modular design will allow the HVP to be configured for multiple gun systems and to address different missions. BAE Systems will build on its recent Long Range Land Attack Projectile and Multi-Service Standard Guided Projectile development and demonstration successes to apply innovative and proven designs to the next-generation projectile.
Work on the HVP contract is expected to begin immediately, with its initial phase to be completed by June 2014. The development will be carried out by BAE Systems in Minneapolis, Minnesota; UTC Aerospace Systems in Vergennes, Vermont; and CAES in Flintstone, Maryland.
“The HVP takes the next evolutionary step in providing an affordable, precise, multi-mission capability for multiple gun platforms. We look forward to applying our expertise and technologies to this important program.” said Chris Hughes, Vice President and General Manager of Weapon Systems at BAE Systems.
The HVP is designed to provide lethality and performance enhancements to current and future gun systems.
The objective of the first phase is to produce a concept design and development roadmap towards fully guided flight demonstrations.
BAE Systems, along with teammates United Technologies and Custom Analytical Engineering Systems (CAES), will develop and demonstrate a modular, low drag HVP. The modular design will allow the HVP to be configured for multiple gun systems and to address different missions. BAE Systems will build on its recent Long Range Land Attack Projectile and Multi-Service Standard Guided Projectile development and demonstration successes to apply innovative and proven designs to the next-generation projectile.
Work on the HVP contract is expected to begin immediately, with its initial phase to be completed by June 2014. The development will be carried out by BAE Systems in Minneapolis, Minnesota; UTC Aerospace Systems in Vergennes, Vermont; and CAES in Flintstone, Maryland.
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