BAE Receives $25 M for VEE Window Kits

(Minneapolis, April 29, 2008) -- BAE Systems has an order to provide 2,354 Vehicle Emergency Escape (VEE) window kits and 2,000 spare window panels to the U.S. Army. The contract from the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) is for use on up-armored M1151 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). The estimated total value of this contract is for $25 million.

The VEE window allows soldiers to remove the ballistic windshields in less than five seconds and quickly exit the vehicle if they are trapped.

"Rollovers and accidents are a significant threat to soldiers on the battlefield," said Dennis Morris, president of BAE Systems Armament Systems. "The VEE window is an easy to use, easy to install system that has proven to be a valuable safeguard for troops operating in dangerous situations."

The contract builds on the initial order BAE Systems received from TACOM in August 2007 for 1,000 VEE window kits and 2,000 spare panels for use on the M1114 up-armored HMMWV. The latest order is projected to start the pipeline of follow-on orders to fit the thousands of M1151 vehicles in combat. VEE windows will be delivered to the Army from June 2008 until the end of the year.

Source : BAE Systems

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