United States, May 14 -- BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $22,220,190 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 41 Vertical Launching System MK 29 Mod 0 and Mod 1 canister production MK 41 VLS canister production requirements. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $317,211,632. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. (52%); and the government of Japan (48%), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Aberdeen, South Dakota (90%); and Minneapolis, Minnesota (10%), and is expected to be completed by July 2026. If all options are exercised, work will continue through July 2030. Fiscal 2024 defense-wide procurem...