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2021-02-03

Leonardo DRS Wins U.S. Navy Award for Fleet Combat Management Systems

Leonardo DRS, Inc. recently announced that it has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to supply critical system hardware and full life-cycle support for AEGIS and Ship Self Defense System Combat Management Systems. The cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract is worth up to US$211.5 million.
 
Under the contract, Leonardo DRS will provide sustainment of TI-16 Combat Systems Processing, Network, Storage and Display Hardware fielded across the surface ship fleet. Included in the contract is the sustainment, manufacture, assembly, and testing of TI-16 hardware, spares; engineering services, procurement, and installation of ordinance alteration kits and related products.
 
Leonardo DRS is the prime contractor for the Surface Navy producing Consoles, Displays and Peripherals (CDP) and the Common Processing System (CPS) TI-16 for the Navy’s surface combatants.
 
“We are excited about this award and proud to provide full life-cycle combat system hardware support to ensure fleet readiness remains high,” said Tracy Howard, senior vice president and general manager of the Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business. “Additionally, our extensive experience will bring increased capability to the Fleet as the Integrated Combat System is fielded over the next five years in support of these future U.S. Navy requirements.”
 
Work will be done at the Leonardo DRS Laurel Technologies facilities in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and Chesapeake, Virginia.
 
Service Repertoire
Leonardo DRS’ has a notable track record in naval computing infrastructure, network and data distribution and middleware enterprise services. The company has delivered thousands of console and rack units for surface and subsurface applications with a 99.7 per cent on-time delivery record over two decades. 
Add in their ship surveillance, navigation, and world-class manufacturing capabilities and the Leonardo DRS’ service repertoire becomes truly comprehensive.
 
Leonardo is exhibiting at stand 06-A03
 

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