The Army awarded BAE Systems a $45.7 million contract today for the system development and demonstration phase of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II program, according to an announcement from Redstone Arsenal. Industry officials project that the program could be valued at more than $1 billion. "I appreciate the hard work of all those who participated in this effort to complete the source selection and award the contract," APKWS II Product Manager Richard Paul said in today's announcement. "We...