MAPLE
GROVE, Minn., April 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems' Combat Mission
Systems (CMS) business is marking the start of construction on its
new 236,000-square-foot facility in Maple
Grove, Minnesota. Designed with functionality and a
future-proofed blueprint, the site will provide the infrastructure
required to innovate solutions that support the U.S. military and
its allies around the world.
"Breaking ground on the Maple Grove site is a critical milestone for
our business"
"Breaking ground on the Maple
Grove site is a critical milestone for our business as our
talented employees will have a state-of-the-art facility to enable
them to make a difference for those who put their lives on the line
to protect us," said Andy Corea,
vice president and general manager of BAE Systems' CMS business.
"The new facility is core to our efforts to attract and retain
talented employees, while also enabling us to modernize our
industrial base, improve internal processes, and strengthen
performance as we continue to develop and produce high-quality
capabilities for our warfighters."
Today, BAE Systems' Minnesota
operations are home to world-leading design, development, and
lifecycle support services for a full spectrum of gun systems,
weapon launching systems, advanced munitions, weapon handling
systems, and combat vehicles. BAE Systems will carry its
legacy—with local operations dating back to the 1940s—into the new
facility that will be built to meets the needs of its current and
future workforce.
"We're incredibly grateful to be establishing roots in the
Maple Grove community," said
Brent Butcher, vice president of BAE
Systems' CMS weapon systems product line. "Our Minnesota-based
operations have a long history of making a difference for our
troops. We're taking these decades worth of experience and
collaborating with our stakeholders each step of the way to make
sure the new site will support our team members, customers, supply
base and surrounding communities."
The Opus Group is the developer, design-builder, architect, and
structural engineer of record on the Maple Grove project.
"Opus is excited to collaborate with BAE Systems to develop and
deliver a state-of-the-art facility for the company and its
stakeholders. We have a long history of development in the
City of Maple Grove and Opus is
proud to bring another development to this community," said
Nick Murnane, Opus vice president
and general manager of real estate development.
Beyond modern technology and infrastructure, the space will
feature energy efficient designs in support of the company's
sustainability goal to be carbon neutral across all operations by
2030. Industry-leading capabilities the Maple Grove facility will have onsite
include:
- A dedicated engineering workshop designed for all specialties
including digital engineering.
- A product design center where employees, customers and
suppliers can collaborate and knowledge share on development
projects.
- A full-service prototyping lab with bays for the development of
future products and services.
BAE Systems will move its current operations in Fridley, Minnesota to Maple Grove once development is complete in
2025.
For more information, please contact:
Darby Dame, BAE Systems
Mobile: +1 269 675 0273
darby.dame@baesystems.us
www.baesystems.com/US
@BAESystemsInc
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