MK 41 Vertical Launching System MK 29 canister and ancillary equipment production (BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP)

Department of War · Navy · Contract Announcement

posted 20 July 2026 · awarded 20 July 2026 · runs to September 2028

$22,897,940 · modification

Summary

The Department of the Navy awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP a contract to produce MK 41 Vertical Launching System MK 29 canisters and ancillary equipment. The work supports both U.S. Navy requirements and a Foreign Military Sales purchase for Japan, with production split between South Dakota and Minnesota and completion slated for September 2028.

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