BAE Systems last week said it received a $35 million order from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the production of tactical vests equipped with body armor. DLA Troop Support ordered the vests as part of a four-year contract issued in March, which could reach a cumulative value of $267 million. To date, BAE has received a total of $83 million under the contract. Production will be done at the company’s Jessup, Penn., facility, and this order is scheduled to…
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