Lockheed to upgrade Navy electronic warfare defenses under $154M contract

Lockheed Martin has won a $154 million contract to upgrade the Navy’s electronic warfare defenses against evolving threats like anti-warfare missiles.

Lockheed Martin has won a $154 million contract to upgrade the Navy’s electronic warfare defenses against evolving threats like anti-warfare missiles.

Under the contract, Lockheed will provide additional systems to upgrade the AN/SLQ-32 systems on aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and other warships with capabilities to determine if the electronic sensors of foes are tracking the ship, the company said in a release.

The contract is part of the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program, or SEWIP.