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BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P.

BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. is a United States BAE Systems legal entity tied to land, naval-weapon, artillery, launcher, munitions, and protected-mobility production lines now described publicly through BAE Systems, Inc.'s Platforms & Services sector.

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BAE Systems, Inc. describes Platforms & Services as a U.S.-headquartered sector with operations in the United States, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Its public product scope covers tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles, naval guns, artillery and missile-launching systems, advanced precision-strike munitions and ordnance, naval ship repair and modernization, and related sustainment work for U.S. and international customers.

The Land and Armaments name comes from BAE Systems' mid-2000s consolidation of U.S. and international land-systems businesses. In 2005 BAE acquired United Defense Industries, whose portfolio included combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers, and precision munitions, and BAE's 2005 annual report described Land & Armaments as a global leader in armored combat vehicles, naval guns, launchers, artillery, and intelligent munitions. Later BAE announcements also identify Land & Armaments as the BAE Systems, Inc. organization that absorbed parts of the Armor Holdings vehicle and protection business.

armored combat vehiclesprotected mobility vehiclesnaval gun systemsartillery systemsmissile launchersmunitions and ordnancesustainment and ship repair

Notable Systems

MK 110 57 mm Gun, 57 mm naval gun, Naval Systems

MK 110 57 mm Gun

57 mm naval gun

BAE Systems identifies the Mk 110 as the U.S. 57 mm naval gun adapted from the Bofors 57 Mk3 and produced through its Louisville, Kentucky naval-weapons facility for U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and allied ships.

Sources: BAE Systems Mk 110 Delivery, BAE 57mm Naval Gun System
Badger ILAV, Cougar-derived 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

Badger ILAV

Cougar-derived 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier

BAE Systems' ILAV announcement describes a U.S. Army TACOM contract under which BAE, Force Protection, and Spartan Chassis produced International Light Armored Vehicles, including EOD and Interrogator Arm variants.

Sources: BAE ILAV Mine Protection

Manufacturer History

  1. United Defense acquisition announced

    United Defense announced a definitive agreement for BAE Systems North America to acquire the company in a transaction valued at about $4.2 billion, bringing combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers, precision munitions, and ship-repair lines into BAE's U.S. industrial base.

    Sources: United Defense SEC Exhibit

  2. Land & Armaments established as a global land-systems business

    BAE Systems' 2005 annual report presented Land & Armaments as a global business covering armored combat vehicles, major and minor caliber naval guns, missile launchers, canisters, artillery systems, and intelligent munitions after the United Defense acquisition.

    Sources: BAE Systems Annual Report 2005

  3. ILAV follow-on work announced

    BAE Systems announced additional U.S. Army TACOM work for 115 ILAVs and related spares and training, describing the 4x4 V-hull vehicle family and the BAE, Force Protection, and Spartan Chassis production team.

    Sources: BAE ILAV Mine Protection

  4. BAE marks 50th Mk 110 delivery

    BAE Systems reported that its Louisville team would deliver the 50th Mk 110 gun to U.S. naval forces and was under contract for 58 systems across U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ship classes.

    Sources: BAE Systems Mk 110 Delivery

Predecessors
United Defense IndustriesBAE Systems land systems businessesArmor Holdings vehicle and protection operations
Website links
BAE Systems Platforms & ServicesBAE Systems, Inc.Weapon systemsUSAspending recipient profile

Public BAE materials generally describe the current activity through BAE Systems, Inc. Platforms & Services rather than through the full L.P. name; U.S. federal award data continues to identify BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. as a legal recipient.

Manufacturer Sources

  • BAE Systems Platforms & ServicesPublisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports Platforms & Services headquarters, operations in the U.S., U.K., and Sweden, the sector's current product scope, and the focus fields used for this manufacturer. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BAE Systems, Inc. AboutPublisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports BAE Systems, Inc. as the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, its Falls Church headquarters, and the company-wide context for U.S. land, sea, space, electronics, security, and support products. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BAE Systems Weapon SystemsPublisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports BAE's public weapon-systems portfolio language covering naval gun systems, munitions, energetics, propellants, artillery systems, missile launchers, and related products. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • United Defense to be Acquired by BAE SystemsPublisher: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / United Defense Industries | Note: Supports the March 2005 United Defense acquisition announcement, transaction value, BAE Systems North America buyer, and United Defense product areas inherited into the later Land & Armaments business. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BAE Systems Annual Report 2005Publisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports BAE's 2005 description of Land & Armaments, the establishment of a global land-systems business after the United Defense acquisition, and the portfolio of armored vehicles, naval guns, launchers, artillery, and intelligent munitions. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BAE Systems Commercial Armored Vehicle Operations SalePublisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports Land & Armaments as a BAE Systems, Inc. organization and the 2007 Armor Holdings acquisition context for vehicle and protection operations. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. Recipient ProfilePublisher: USAspending.gov | Note: Supports the continued use of the BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. legal-recipient name in U.S. federal award data. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BAE Systems Mk 110 DeliveryPublisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports Mk 110 manufacturer context, Louisville naval-gun production, Karlskoga design and international production background, 50th-delivery milestone, and ship-class scope. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MK 110 57mm gun on USS Freedom.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports fetchable image provenance for a public-domain U.S. Navy Mk 110 firing photograph. | Accessed: 2026-07-14
  • BAE 57mm Naval Gun SystemPublisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports the Mk 110 / Bofors 57 Mk3 naming and current BAE 57 mm naval-gun product context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BAE ILAV Mine ProtectionPublisher: BAE Systems | Note: Supports the ILAV production-team context, U.S. Army TACOM award, 4x4 V-hull vehicle description, and ILAV variant names. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Badger ILAV, Cougar-derived 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarBadger ILAVCougar-derived 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrierBuilt in: United StatesThe Badger ILAV is the Iraqi/International Light Armored Vehicle, a Cougar-derived 4x4 MRAP built through the BAE Systems, Force Protection, and Spartan Chassis production team for protected troop movement, route clearance, and EOD support. Open-source evidence places at least one Badger in Houthi-controlled Sanaa during the 2014 Yemen Civil War, while U.S. and industry sources document the larger Iraq and Yemen ILAV procurement background.

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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MK 110 57 mm Gun, 57 mm naval gun, Naval SystemsMK 110 57 mm Gun57 mm naval gunBuilt in: Sweden / United StatesThe MK 110 57 mm Gun is the U.S. designation for BAE Systems' Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun, a fully automatic 57 mm / 70-caliber mount assembled in Louisville, Kentucky for U.S. service. U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and BAE Systems sources place the gun on Navy Littoral Combat Ships, including both Freedom and Independence variants, and on Coast Guard National Security Cutters; BAE also describes immediate ammunition-type switching and six-mode programmable 57 mm Mk 295 Mod 0 / Bofors 3P ammunition for air, surface, and shore targets.