The U.S. Navy recently awarded North Carolina-based Collins Aerospace, an integrated and intelligent solutions company serving the aerospace and defense industries, a follow-on contract for up to $904 million over five years. The contract is for the continued development of the U.S. Navy’s Cooperative Engagement Capability, a system that integrates sensors across surface, land, and air platforms to enable Integrated Fire Controls.
The contract follows an existing five-year design agent contract.
“The cooperative engagement capability is a key enabler to support the Navy’s expanding Distributed Maritime Operations,” Ryan Bunge, Collins Aerospace vice president and general manager, C4I & Autonomy Solutions, said. “The capabilities we’ve been developing for years are time-tested solutions that enable integrated fire controls across the joint services.”
Collins’ parent company Virginia-based RTX, an largest aerospace and defense company, is
the sole provider of the cooperative engagement capability (CEC). The CEC connects multiple platforms and associated sensors and adds composite tracking to combat and weapons systems.
Under the contract, Collins will add new capabilities to the system such as expanded weapon and sensor coordination, increased interoperability, and integration of new data sources.
The CEC has been successfully deployed and maintained on more than 174 U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and international platforms.