Raytheon has won a $65,801,757 modification contract for Lot XIII Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems for the U.S. Navy and Saudi Arabia.
This contract is a modification to an earlier contract and covers the procurement of 20 sonar systems for use on MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters for the U.S. Navy and 2 sonar systems for Saudi Arabia, also to include related program support. The purchase for the government of Saudi Arabia worth around $6 million is a part of the Foreign Military Sales Program.
Work on the sonar systems will be carried out in France, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, with completion expected by September 2018.
The primary undersea sensor for the MH-60R Seahawk, the Airborne Low Frequency Sonar comes integrated with a dipping sonar system, which allows the aircraft to detect submarine activity and intercept underwater communications. At present, the system is the only in-service dipping sonar with a multi-frequency operation, according to Raytheon.
The Naval Air Systems Command based in Patuxent River, Md., is contracting activity.
This contract is a modification to an earlier contract and covers the procurement of 20 sonar systems for use on MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters for the U.S. Navy and 2 sonar systems for Saudi Arabia, also to include related program support. The purchase for the government of Saudi Arabia worth around $6 million is a part of the Foreign Military Sales Program.
Work on the sonar systems will be carried out in France, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, with completion expected by September 2018.
The primary undersea sensor for the MH-60R Seahawk, the Airborne Low Frequency Sonar comes integrated with a dipping sonar system, which allows the aircraft to detect submarine activity and intercept underwater communications. At present, the system is the only in-service dipping sonar with a multi-frequency operation, according to Raytheon.
The Naval Air Systems Command based in Patuxent River, Md., is contracting activity.