MK 41 Vertical Launching System Expansion: BAE Secures $48M Production Contract Update

BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is awarded a $48,035,288 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-5324) for MK 41 Vertical Launching System canister and ancillary equipment production. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. (78%); and the governments of Australia (21%), and Japan (1%), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Aberdeen, South Dakota (90%); and Minneapolis, Minnesota (10%), and is expected to be completed by February 2028. Fiscal 2025 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $27,451,753 (57%); FMS (Australia) funds in the amount of $10,048,768 (21%); fiscal 2024 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,917,436 (20%); fiscal 2024 Defense-wide procurement funds in the amount of $411,554 (1%); and FMS (Japan) funds in the amount of $205,777 (1%), will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.