U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $6.5 Million Contract Modification for Surface Electronic Warfare System
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $6.5 million contract modification to continue system integration and development of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP). SEWIP is a spiral-development upgrade and replacement program for the AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) system aboard several classes of Navy combatant ships. This system has been the primary EW and Anti-Ship Missile Defense (ASMD) system since the early 1980s.
Digital Systems Resources Inc. received the award modification on Jan. 28, 2004. The company was acquired by General Dynamics and became part of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Sept. 2003.
The first upgrade in this program will improve data processing to better correlate and display signal intercepts from the legacy antenna. It will enhance processors and control consoles on surface ships through 2025. Initial delivery of the first upgrade is expected by Oct. 2004.
A second upgrade will add small-ship electronic support capabilities, developed by the Naval Research Laboratory, as well as special signal detection, processing capabilities, network centric warfare capabilities, and display enhancements with automation to improve operator situational awareness. Initial delivery of the second upgrade is expected by Oct. 2005.
Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va., and includes systems engineering, architecture design, software engineering, development, integration, and testing. The overall contract runs through Jan. 2008 and has a total value of $16.9 million, including these upgrades.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS), headquartered in Arlington, Va., is a leading provider of transformational mission solutions in command, control, communications, and computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR). Customers include those in the defense, intelligence, homeland security and homeland defense communities.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 67,600 people worldwide and had 2003 revenue of $16.6 billion. The company has leading market positions in land and amphibious combat systems, mission critical information systems and technologies, shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation.
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General Dynamics Corporation (ticker: GD, exchange: NYSE)
News Release - Tuesday, February 17, 2004
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