BAE Systems announced this week that it has received $179 million in total awards from the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program.

According to a release from the company, this award includes orders for the first two production lots and funding to enable fielding of the next-generation Missile Warning System (MWS). This system provides aircrews with advanced threat detection capabilities, improving survivability and mission effectiveness in contested environments.

A portion of the company’s work on the program will be conducted at BAE Systems’ operations in Huntsville. This will occur at the company’s coming state-of-the-art facility that was announced at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.

The new awards will continue the fielding of LIMWS systems in support of critical U.S. Army requirements. It follows a December 2017 development contract and an initial production order in May 2018.

“Threats are evolving and proliferating at a rapid pace and our aircrews who fly into harm’s way need the most advanced protection systems available,” stated Chris Austin, director of threat detection solutions at BAE Systems.

“These orders follow an intensive two-year development and qualification program, made possible by a strong industry-government partnership focused on achieving an aggressive schedule,” Austin concluded.

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