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Saturday, June 26, 2010
BAE hits its target with new cannon
At its unveiling this week, the new Navy cannon swung its 30-foot barrel with robotic precision like something out of science fiction, and you could sense the relief of its maker, Fridley-based BAE Systems.
The defense contractor rolled out its new cannon at a ceremony full of corporate suits, red, white and blue cakes and a piped-in "Stars and Stripes Forever." The cannon is known as the Advanced Gun System. Six of the systems will be produced for three Navy Destroyers. The first of the ships, which is about 20 percent complete and is being built in Maine, is expected to be operational in 2015.
The destroyer program has been severely scaled back because of cost overruns, but there was relief at the plant that its part of the program came off the production line on time and on budget.
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