BAE Systems and Leonardo to Collaborate on New Precision-guided Munitions for Air, Land and Sea Threats
29 June 2017 - 3:26AM
Business Wire
BAE Systems and Leonardo have announced an initiative to pursue
collaborations on new precision-guided solutions that will offer
U.S. and allied military forces a range of low-risk, cost
effective, advanced munitions for advanced, large caliber weapon
systems.
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BAE Systems and Leonardo anticipate
offering new adaptations of Leonardo’s Vulcano, a family of
gun-launched munitions that exceed the performance of currently
available precision-guided projectiles. (Photo: BAE Systems)
The two companies anticipate offering new adaptations of
Leonardo’s Vulcano — a family of gun-launched munitions that exceed
the performance of currently available precision-guided projectiles
— in a variety of gun systems, including the BAE Systems-built
Advanced Gun System (AGS) and the Mk 45 naval gun. The AGS is
currently on board the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt class of destroyers, and
the Mk 45 is widely used by the Navy and allied nations.
“As a leading global provider and integrator of all major
caliber weapon systems, we are expertly positioned to integrate
mission-driven, advanced, and affordable munitions like Vulcano
into land and naval gun systems,” said Joe Senftle, vice president
and general manager of Weapon Systems at BAE Systems.
“The Vulcano long-range guided ammunition family — part of the
Leonardo’s global offer of naval, land-based, and aeronautical
weapon systems for customers worldwide — represents
state-of-the-art technology with its unmatched range, accuracy, and
effectiveness, which was successfully demonstrated in testing,”
said Gianpiero Lorandi, managing director at Leonardo Defence
Systems. “Not only is it compatible with 155-mm land and 5-inch
naval gun systems, Vulcano can also be easily integrated into
current and future platforms such as the AGS — a major
benefit.”
The new adaptations of Vulcano will also focus on providing
solutions for land-based 155-mm artillery systems, including all
variants of the M777 and M109 howitzers for the U.S. military and
allies around the world. In testing, the 155-mm Vulcano achieved
launch accelerations that support maximum engagement ranges similar
to distances required for the former Long Range Land Attack
Projectile (LRLAP) program. The Mk 45 naval gun offers the
potential to fire the 5-inch Vulcano at 20 rounds per minute to a
maximum range over three times greater than existing munitions.
As part of this effort, BAE Systems and Leonardo will also
explore offering an enhanced guidance and navigation unit,
including semi-active laser and infrared seeker options designed to
ensure pinpoint accuracy and provide moving-target capability to
address air-, land-, and sea-based threats from land and naval
weapons. Both companies will continue to independently offer land
and naval guns beyond this joint work.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems provides some of the world’s most advanced,
technology-led defense, aerospace, and security solutions. The
company employs a skilled workforce of 83,100 people in more than
30 countries. Working with customers and local partners, BAE
Systems develops, engineers, manufactures, and supports products
and systems to deliver military capability, protect national
security and people, and keep critical information and
infrastructure secure.www.baesystems.com
About Leonardo
Leonardo is among the top ten global players in aerospace,
defence, and security and Italy’s main industrial company. As a
single entity from January 2016, organised into seven business
divisions (Helicopters; Aircraft; Aero-structures; Airborne &
Space Systems; Land & Naval Defence Electronics; Defence
Systems; Security & Information Systems), Leonardo operates in
the most competitive international markets by leveraging its areas
of technology and product leadership. Listed on the Milan Stock
Exchange (LDO) at 31 December 2016 Leonardo recorded consolidated
revenues of 12 billion Euros and has a significant industrial
presence in Italy, the UK, the U.S., and
Poland.www.leonardocompany.com
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