HUNTSVILLE, AR – General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has awarded EMS provider LaBarge a $3.5 million add-on contract to produce electronics assemblies for the Aegis Weapon System.

The Aegis Weapon System integrates AN/SPY-1 radar, Mk 41 Vertical Launching System and US Navy missiles with its own command and control system.

LaBarge has manufactured electronics assemblies for the Aegis program for more than a decade.

Production on this latest contract is expected to begin in May and continue through November.