Jim T. Ryan covers manufacturing, technology, transportation, work force and Cumberland County. He has been with the Central Penn Business Journal since 2006. 
The work will be done in the U.S., as well as abroad, with the contract expiring in December, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The money has to be spent before the end of the fiscal year, according to the department.
The Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va., is the contracting entity of the Navy for the project, according to the department.
BAE will use its existing work force to meet the contract demands, company spokeswoman Kelly Golden said.
The MRAPs are a series of heavily armored vehicles designed for multiple functions within the military, including troop transport in urban areas and open-road convoys. The vehicles have been credited with saving lives of soldiers in Iraq, where roadside bombs and mines are a constant danger.
London-based BAE’s West Manchester Township facility builds MRAP vehicles, Paladin mobile artillery and other military equipment and technology.
