BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth $1.16 billion by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to upgrade 610 Bradley Combat vehicles and to supply spare parts for them.

The Bradley fulfills five mission roles – infantry fighting vehicle, cavalry fighting vehicle, fire support vehicle, battle command vehicle and engineer squad vehicle – for the Army's heavy brigade combat teams.

Working in partnership with the Red River Army Depot (RRAD), BAE Systems will upgrade 490 Bradley A3s and 120 Bradley A2s. Initial disassembly and subsystem rebuild will be performed at RRAD, whereas final disassembly and structural modifications will be performed by BAE Systems in Fayette County, PA. Final assembly, integration and test will be conducted at the BAE Systems facility in York, PA.

BAE Systems had been awarded contracts totaling $501 million under fiscal year 2006 funding for the upgrade of 545 Bradleys. The current award is under fiscal year 2007 funding. Approximately 620 Bradley A3 vehicles have been delivered against the Army's requirement for more than 2000 total Bradley A3s planned for the fleet.

Work on the new contract will begin immediately, with deliveries scheduled to begin in April 2008 and run through April 2009.

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