Systems engineering, development and services company Argon ST, USA, has received a US$6.2 million award for engineering development in support of the US Navy's Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) programme.
The award, a modification to an existing contract, was received from the US Naval Sea Systems Command to complete the engineering development model design, through critical design review, for the SSTD program's AN/SLQ-25D system.
The SSTD programme is a defensive system development to counter specific undersea weapon threats to high value surface ships. The system consists of detection, control, and counter weapon subsystems.
Since 2006, Argon has served as the lead contractor in designing, developing and fielding the Torpedo Countermeasures Transmitting Set AN/SLQ-25, commonly referred to as Nixie.
Initially contracted to design and field the AN/SQL-25C, a passive, electro-acoustic decoy system used to provide deceptive countermeasures against acoustic homing torpedoes, Argon will now focus on creating the upgrade to this important system.
"The AN/SLQ-25D is the next generation of the AN/SLQ-25C," commented Joe Carlin, Senior Vice President, Argon ST. "The basis of the specification for the AN/SLQ-25D is an open architecture. This new requirement is very strategic to the Navy's ability to ensure interoperability with all of its ships subsystems. Additionally, the new AN/SLQ-25D will be able to serve as a host to other systems thereby supporting other information gathering and threat detection."
Work is expected to be completed by September 2012.
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