Lockheed Martin secures electronic warfare system contract

Lockheed Martin recently secured a $20 million Navy contract to provide what officials are deeming the next generation electronic warfare system.

Engineering and technical services work will be performed at the Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence in Syracuse, New York, and Manassas, Virginia, for the AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Warfare System Technology Insertion (TI)-20, TI-22 and TI-24, per officials.

“The AN/BLQ-10 system will continue to provide our warfighters with situational awareness and enhanced capabilities that outpace the threat,” Joe Ottaviano, Electronic Warfare program director, Rotary and Mission Systems, said.

The AN/BLQ-10 system includes extensive COTS and non-developmental item hardware and software that is cost-effective to meet operational requirements and life-cycle costs, officials noted, adding the AN/BLQ-10 system is an open architecture platform to accommodate current and future mission needs and technology upgrades.

The scope of work includes the design, development, testing, integration, technology insertion/refreshment and system support of new-construction and in-service submarines. The AN/BLQ-10 submarine electronic warfare system processes radar signals through masts and periscopes to detect threats such as counter detection, collision, and target locations.

Crews can rapidly analyze and identify critical signals to determine hostile, neutral or friendly situations.

Lockheed Martin has provided the Navy with AN/BLQ-10 systems since 2000 and continues to offer modernization kits and spares and integrated submarine subsystems.