American Systems wins $15M T&E option

American Systems has won a $15 million option to provide technical and engineering services to the Navy.

American Systems has won a $15 million option to provide technical and engineering services to the Navy.

Services to be provided will be in support of the Naval Air Systems Command’s Air Vehicle Engineering Department and the Manned Flight Simulator/Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation facilities.

The Air Vehicle Engineering Department provides engineering and engineering management to Naval Aviation customers with a focus on enabling the warfighter to fight, win and return home safely, according to the NAVAIR website.

Under the option, American Systems will provide support for the development and utilization of advanced air vehicle technology for evaluating air vehicle flying qualities and controllability, develop simulation software, and build prototype simulations, the Defense Department said in a release.

Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., and is expected to be completed in December 2015.