WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $52 million contract for maintenance and testing of air traffic control and landing systems used by Navy pilots, the company said in a press release Monday.
"Under the new contract, which is a continuation of work that BAE Systems has been performing for decades, the company will test, evaluate, and certify Navy aircraft landing systems and subsystems," the release stated. "The company will also provide the engineering and technical expertise to overhaul and restore the Navy’s systems and equipment."
The contract work, on electronic guidance systems that help pilots land safely on the ground and at sea in all weather, will continue to be performed primarily at Navy facilities in the US state of Maryland.
