SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy
awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $154
million contract to upgrade the fleet's electronic warfare
defenses against evolving threats, such as anti-ship missiles.
Under this low-rate initial production contract for Block 2 of
the Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP),
Lockheed Martin will provide additional systems to upgrade the
AN/SLQ-32 systems on U.S. aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers
and other warships with key capabilities to determine if the
electronic sensors of potential foes are tracking the
ship.
"We're proud to continue supporting the U.S. Navy with
capabilities delivered on schedule to rapidly introduce new
technology to the sailors," said Joe
Ottaviano, Electronic Warfare program director for Lockheed
Martin Mission Systems and Training. "Our fleets are facing a
rapidly changing threat environment in theaters across the globe.
This contract allows us to continue providing much needed
technological advances that will help outpace our adversaries and
protect our warfighters."
Block 2 is the latest in an evolutionary succession of
improvement "blocks" the Navy is pursuing for its shipboard
electronic warfare system, which will incrementally add new
defensive technologies and functional capabilities. In 2013
and 2014, Lockheed Martin was awarded 24 systems as part of
low-rate initial production, the first 10 of which have been
delivered to the Navy on schedule.
Work on the SEWIP program will be performed at the company's
Syracuse, New York, facility.
For additional information, visit our website:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ew.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in
Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed
Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs
approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged
in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
The Corporation's net sales for 2014 were $45.6 billion.
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