The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation as one of five
contractors for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services
(CANES) full deployment production contract to upgrade cybersecurity,
command and control, communications and intelligence (C4I) systems across
the fleet. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award
contract has a potential value of $2.5 billion over eight years. |
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"Northrop Grumman is deeply committed to helping
the Navy transform its afloat C4I computers and networks into a single
integrated, cyber-protected computing network," said Sam Abbate,
vice president and general manager, command and control division, Northrop
Grumman Information Systems. "We look forward to continued collaboration
with the Navy to deploy this crucial system to the fleet."
The CANES program eliminates many legacy, standalone networks and provides
a common computing environment for dozens of C4I applications. This
strengthens the network infrastructure, improves security, reduces existing
hardware footprint and decreases total ownership costs. The CANES effort
enhances operational effectiveness and quality of life for deployed
sailors.
"CANES is a significantly faster, more secure and flexible network,"
said Dave Wegmann, director, maritime command and control systems, Northrop
Grumman Information Systems. "Our original network design remains
important to ensure CANES affordability and agility in delivering the
next generation of C4I capabilities."
Northrop Grumman uses the Modular Open Systems Approach-Competitive
TM process for its CANES solution to achieve the lifecycle benefits
of open-systems architecture and commercial off-the-shelf components
and software. The strategic business and engineering process ensures
vendor-neutral, enduring solutions that improve interoperability and
lower the total cost of ownership.
The Navy selected Northrop Grumman for the design and development and
limited deployment phase of CANES in early 2012.
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