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NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems has received a $79.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide Dismounted Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (D-CREW) systems to meet urgent Department of Defense requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

The contract calls for up to 3,800 wearable jammers to defeat radio-controlled detonators used on some improvised explosive devices. The wearable electronic signal-jamming systems will be used by forces in each of the military services. IEDs are the leading killers of U.S. troops in Iraq, having claimed the lives of more than 1,000 service members and wounded more than 10,000.

“Since 2004, we have worked with our U.K. partner, SELEX Communications, to develop the best dismounted capability to counter improvised explosive devices for the war fighter,” said Don Donovan, president Electronic Warfare for BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H. “We are committed to providing equipment that can help counter this insidious threat to the men and women of our armed forces.”

The program is expected to be completed by October 2008. Work will be performed in Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom; Lansdale, Pa.; and Nashua.

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BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic defence 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. With 88,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded 12 billion pounds (US22 billion dollars) in 2005, excluding the Group's former interest in Airbus.

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Shannon Smith, BAE Systems
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Mobile: 703-967-3854
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