U.S. Navy Awards Leonardo DRS $235 Million Production Contract for AN/SPQ-9B Ship Protection Radar
31 Oktober 2024 - 9:01PM
Business Wire
Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today that it was
awarded a contract from NAVSEA to produce ship-based air and
surface target detection AN/SPQ-9B radars. The contract includes
options, if exercised over five years, would bring the cumulative
value to more than $235 million.
Under the contract, Leonardo DRS will manufacture, inspect, and
test AN/SPQ-9B radars and associated spare kits.
“The SPQ-9B radar is a vital ship protection system used across
the fleet, and we are proud that the U.S. Navy continues to entrust
us to produce this important defensive technology,” said Cari
Ossenfort, senior vice president and general manager of the
Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business unit. “Our experienced
team’s ability to execute complex manufacturing and proven
engineering processes are the key reasons we remain a trusted
partner to NAVSEA and PEO Integrated Warfare Systems.”
The AN/SPQ-9B is an X-band, pulse Doppler, frequency-agile radar
which was designed specifically for the littoral environment with a
low false track rate in high clutter situations. It scans out to
the horizon and performs simultaneous and automatic air and surface
target detection and tracking of low flying anti-ship cruise
missiles, surface threats, and low/slow flying aircraft, UAVs,
periscopes and helicopters.
This award builds upon our existing RF and EW systems
capabilities and is an expansion of the support that DRS has
provided for AN/SPQ-9B over the past six years. This work is an
example of DRS’s deep experience as a leader in complex design and
manufacturing supporting a wide range of missions. The company’s
capabilities extend across all domains to support naval, ground,
air, space, and cyber missions in areas of sensing, force
protection, computer networking, as well as naval power and
propulsion systems.
About Leonardo DRS
Headquartered in Arlington, VA, Leonardo DRS, Inc. is an
innovative and agile provider of advanced defense technology to
U.S. national security customers and allies around the world. We
specialize in the design, development and manufacture of advanced
sensing, network computing, force protection, and electric power
and propulsion, and other leading mission-critical technologies.
Our innovative people are leading the way in developing disruptive
technologies for autonomous, dynamic, interconnected, and
multi-domain capabilities to defend against new and emerging
threats. For more information and to learn more about our full
range of capabilities, visit www.LeonardoDRS.com.
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