Lockheed Gains $13.9 Million for Navy Advanced Electronic Warfare Systems Work

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin will continue supporting engineering and fielding efforts for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) AN/SLQ-32(V)6 under a $13.9 million engineering services contract awarded by the U.S. Navy, the company said in a Jan. 13 release.

Services include engineering efforts to
perform analysis and design, document engineering baselines and modification of
systems, subsystems and components for test and evaluation.

“We
are proud to continue providing the U.S. Navy with ongoing engineering services
for the SEWIP program. Our partnership and commitment to the Navy and to
keeping our warfighters safe is our No. 1 priority,” said Hamid Salim, vice
president of advanced product solutions for Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission
Systems. “The SEWIP system enables electromagnetic spectrum dominance for our
naval fleet.”  

AN/SLQ-32(V)6
incorporates electronic support receiver, antenna and combat system interface
upgrades as well as adding the high gain/high sensitivity adjunct sensor, the specific
emitter identification adjunct sensor, the AN/SLA-10D blanker and a liquid conditioning
unit.

This
award is part of a five-year contract totaling $75 million if all options are
exercised. Work will be performed at the corporation’s electronic warfare
center of excellence in Syracuse, New York.