BAE and GD Win $1B in Army Contracts

The U.S. Department of Defense announced yesterday that it has awarded two metro Detroit defense firms nearly $1 billion in contracts to develop combat vehicles for the Army.

Troy, MI-based BAE Systems Land and Armaments was awarded a contract worth almost $449.9 million to develop technology for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Infantry Fighting Vehicle at facilities in Troy; Detroit; Waltham, MA; and Madison, AL.

The Sterling Heights, MI-based General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a contract worth $439 million to develop technology for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Infantry Fighting Vehicle at facilities in Sterling Heights; Detroit; Dallas, TX; Plano, TX; and Taunton, MA.

Work on both projects is expected to be completed in June 2013.

Author: Sarah Schmid Stevenson

Sarah is a former Xconomy editor. Prior to joining Xconomy in 2011, she did communications work for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan House of Representatives. She has also worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Missoula Independent and the Lansing State Journal. She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Native American Studies from the University of Montana and proudly calls Detroit "the most fascinating city I've ever lived in."