United States, Aug. 18 -- BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P, Maple Grove, Minnesota, is awarded a $169,216,659 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-5324) to exercise options for MK 41 Vertical Launching System canister and ancillary equipment production. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. (53%); and the governments of Australia (23%), Japan (13%), and the Netherlands (11%), 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 April 2031.Fiscal 2025 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $43,003,506 (25%); FMS (Australia) funds in the amount of $38,206,496 (23%); F...