26 Feb 2007 | Ref. 061/2007
MINNEAPOLIS – BAE Systems has announced plans to lease a manufacturing plant in Cordova, Alabama, beginning in the summer of 2007. The plant will fabricate and deliver ammunition magazines for BAE Systems’ Advanced Gun System and missile launcher assemblies for their Mk57 Vertical Launching System. Both of these systems will be used as weaponry on board the U.S. Navy's new DDG 1000 Zumwalt class of surface ships.
"BAE Systems welcomes the great manufacturing capabilities and people of Alabama to our DDG 1000 family," said Jim Schoppenhorst, vice president of the DDG 1000 program at BAE Systems in Minneapolis. "The DDG 1000 is an important part of the U.S. Navy's family of new surface combatants, and BAE Systems is the key supplier of armament systems for the ship."
BAE Systems will lease the Warrior River Steel, LLC site in current operation as a metal manufacturing and welding facility. BAE Systems expects to occupy the full facility during the fall of 2007.
"We're looking forward to building relationships with the Cordova community, its elected officials and its citizens," said Schoppenhorst. An opening ceremony for the BAE Systems facility will be held later this year.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $25 billion, excluding the group's former interest in Airbus.
For further information, please contact:
Jeff Van Keuren, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 763 572 7615 Cell: +1 612 618 7210
jeff.vankeuren@baesystems.com
Susan Lenover, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8259 Cell: +1 703 850 1621
susan.lenover@baesystems.com
