Anteon awarded $23.6m navy systems engineering support contract.Anteon International Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ANT), a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced recently that the Naval Undersea Warfare Center The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is the United States Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with (NUWC Noun 1. NUWC - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems Naval Underwater Warfare Center ) has awarded Anteon a five-year contract valued at $23.6 million. Under this contract, Anteon will provide systems engineering and development support for NUWC's Communications and Electronic Support Measures Programs. The work will be performed in Newport, R.I., and Mystic, Conn. The NUWC provides the technical foundation for the conceptualization, research and development, modernization and maintenance of U.S. Navy undersea systems. Specific programs to be supported under this contract include the Common Submarine Radio Room, Submarine Satellite Communications Program, High Data Rate (HDR) Submarine Antenna, Multi-Function Mast Antenna and the Extremely Low Frequency See low radiation. Program. Joseph M. Kampf, Anteon President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , stated, "For over 26 years, Anteon has supported the Naval Undersea Warfare Center mission, which is to ensure the U.S. Navy's undersea superiority. NUWC is a major Anteon customer, and we look forward to furthering that partnership under this latest competitively procured award." Anteon has also been awarded a subcontract by BAE SYSTEMS to provide systems engineering and integration support for the U.S. Navy AEGIS Technical Representative in Mount Laurel, NJ. If all options are exercised, this will be a ten-year contract with an estimated value of $16.4 million. The AEGIS Technical Representative is responsible for monitoring large- scale engineering development, integration and test, production and maintenance contracts for U.S. Navy, Japanese, Spanish and Norwegian AEGIS ship programs. AEGIS, long recognized as the air defense shield of the Fleet, incorporates anti-submarine, strike and command and control capability into AEGIS cruisers and destroyers. Under this contract, Anteon will support AEGIS weapon system baseline design, development and test processes. The Company will also provide integrated logistics support A composite of all the support considerations necessary to assure the effective and economical support of a system for its life cycle. It is an integral part of all other aspects of system acquisition and operation. Also called ILS. for production, development and Foreign Military Sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program programs. |
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