Lockheed Martin wins $148.9 million Navy contract to upgrade sensor systems

Lockheed Martin recently won a contract bearing an initial value of $148.9 million from the U.S. Navy for the production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 systems to upgrade the fleet’s electronic warfare capabilities.

"The SEWIP Block 2 System is critically important to the Navy's operation, and we are proud to continue to provide this capability to the warfighter," Lockheed Martin Electronic Warfare Program Director Joe Ottaviano said. "Threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Our electronic warfare systems give the warfighter information to enable a response before the adversary even knows we're there."

The contract, which includes four additional option years, will see Lockheed Martin install the latest “block” of shipboard electronic warfare systems, previous blocks of which have been installed successively, allowing the Navy to incrementally improve the functional capabilities on its ships. Lockheed Martin will provide additional systems that will upgrade the AN/SLQ-32 systems on warships like aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers. These systems will allow Navy personnel to detect potential foes tracking their ships with electronic sensors.

Lockheed Martin’s Block 2 system fully complies with the Navy’s Product Line Architecture, which will allow the Navy to better and more efficiently introduce technology into its fleet.