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Naval Surface Warfare Center contract to Telephonics' Systems Engineering Group

Issue No. 4 | February 16-28, 2013

Telephonics Corporation (Telephonics) has announced a contract awarded to its Systems Engineering Group (SEG) from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division to support the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (ABMD) system. The contract value is $11.5 million for the base year with a cumulative value of $35.5 million when the two option years are exercised.

Under the contract, SEG will provide integrated weapon system and missile development, test and evaluation support services. These support services include data generation through the use of analytical system and threat engineering tools, computer modelling and simulation, and hardware enhancements. SEG will assess and analyse the performance of existing and future ABMD systems, relative to current and projected threat systems, and support the development of robust and capable future system designs.

“We are extremely pleased that NSWC has once again chosen us to provide this specialised and critical engineering support for the ABMD programme,” said Joseph J. Battaglia, President and CEO of Telephonics Corporation. “This continues SEG’s long contractual relationship with NSWC Corona which began in 1999, and is based on our unique capabilities in support of missile and weapon system development.”