BAE and DEW Engineering target Close Combat Vehicle program

BAE Systems and Ottawa’s DEW Engineering & Development signed a teaming agreement to collaborate on Canada’s Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) program during CANSEC 2010.

DEW will complete final assembly of the turret and integration and test for the vehicle should BAE win the CCV competition. BAE has adopted a similar collaborative approach for the CV90 with Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Holland and Denmark.

Over the years, DEW has completed work on the Army's LAV fleet, the Leopard tanks and, recently, the M113 family of vehicles. BAE and DEW teamed up in 2009 on the LEMUR remotely controlled weapon system, which is being offered for the Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle, CCV, LAV III programs and M113 upgrades.

David Allott, Managing Director BAE Systems Global Combat Systems, Mike Segerman, BAE Systems, and Tim Dear, president, DEW Engineering and Development, explain the agreement.