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BAE Systems, Alan-Vanguard, To Produce Army HEADS Sensors

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Thursday, July 8th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt BAE Systems and Allen-Vanguard Inc., have each received initial Army orders of $17 million for Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Systems (HEADS) to help address combat-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The July 30 contract awards from the Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Natick, Mass., are firm-fixed price contracts for the Generation II sensors. BAE will perform the work in Phoenix, Ariz., and Allen-Vanguard in Ogdensburg, N.Y. Both contracts are estimated to be completed by June 15,…

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