Lockheed Martin
will provide the U.S. Navy and allied navy customers from Canada and
The Netherlands with upgrade kits and services for the MK 48 heavyweight
torpedo under a new, $37 million contract award, part of a five-year
effort to upgrade the entire submarine fleet.
The Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) upgrade kit
equips the heavyweight MK 48 with increased bandwidth and streamlined
targeting and tracking capabilities. The kit includes a broadband
analog sonar receiver, a guidance and control box, and a pre-amplifier.
Since the CBASS program was first awarded to Lockheed Martin in 2011,
the U.S. Navy has awarded more than $70 million for functional item
replacement kits, engineering services, spares, and production support
material.
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“The
CBASS upgrades dramatically enhance the performance and capabilities
of the MK 48,” said Tom Jarbeau, Lockheed Martin program director.
“The refinements we’ve made to the torpedo’s guidance
and control systems provide the U.S. Navy with a highly capable weapon
in both littoral and deep sea environments.”
The replacement kits will upgrade the heavyweight torpedoes used by
the entire United States submarine fleet for anti-submarine or anti-surface
warfare. The MK 48 heavyweight torpedo is also employed by the allied
navies of Australia, Canada, and The Netherlands.
Lockheed Martin’s Marion, Mass., facility will perform the CBASS
work, with additional support from other company locations, including
Manassas, Va.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Newport, R.I. Lockheed Martin subsidiary
Polaris Contract Manufacturing will build the circuit card and module
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