# BAE Systems awarded $26.7M contract for KC-130J countermeasures

BAE Systems received a $26.7 million task order from the U.S. Navy to install, integrate, and test the LAIRCM system on up to 19 KC-130J aircraft over five years, with work in Crestview, Florida.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-20
- Where: Crestview, Florida, United States
- Value: $26.7M
- Status: announced
- Products: LAIRCM system, electronic countermeasures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)
- [New York City Transit Authority](https://endata.com/companies/6676.md) (customer)
- [Vertex Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/47377.md) (partner)
- [New York City Transit](https://endata.com/companies/48091.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [ukdefencejournal.org.uk](https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-win-26-7m-systems-integration-contract/), 2020-05-20: "We understand how vital the KC-130J is to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps and the enhanced capability the DoN LAIRCM system brings to the fight."
- [masstransitmag.com](https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen-electric-vehicles/press-release/21143510/bae-systems-controls-new-york-city-transit-selects-bae-systems-to-provide-electric-hybrid-propulsion-systems-for-transit-buses), 2020-06-24: "Our Series-E system provides transit operators with a highly reliable, flexible option that brings our state one step closer to a zero-emission future."
- [emobilityplus.com](https://emobilityplus.com/2020/06/25/bae-systems-to-supply-435-electric-hybrid-power-and-propulsion-systems-for-fleet-of-new-york-city-transit-authority/), 2020-06-25: "The company’s Series-E system provided transit operators with a highly reliable, flexible option that brought their state one step closer to a zero emission future."

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