Cobham
recently received a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) award for the
production of Antenna Array Panel Assemblies (AAPAs) from Lockheed Martin
Corporation, Liverpool, N.Y. The AAPAs are used in the Block II configuration
of the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP).
Work under this contract will be performed by Cobham Integrated Electronic
Solutions, a business unit of the Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
sector, in Lansdale, Pa. |
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“This
contract further solidifies the strong relationship between Cobham,
Lockheed Martin and the Naval Sea Systems Command,” said Jim Barber,
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cobham Integrated Electronic
Solutions. “Our technical expertise and decades of experience
in RF antennas/arrays and electronic subsystems used in critical DoD
applications have positioned us for this win. Cobham’s interferometer-based
array technology greatly enhances the SEWIP Block II program’s
detection and reporting accuracy against modern threat systems and improves
overall shipboard combat effectiveness. We are very proud to be a member
of the SEWIP team.”
The SEWIP program upgrades existing out-of-production AN/SLQ-32(V) electronic
warfare systems. Block II is the latest in an evolutionary succession
of improvement phases the Navy is pursuing for its shipboard electronic
warfare system, which will incrementally add new defensive technologies
and functional capabilities such as improved electronic support receivers
and combat system interfaces. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington,
D.C., manages the contracting activity for the SEWIP Block II procurement.
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AN/SLQ-32
Electronic Warfare (EW) system aboard the USS MCFAUL