U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs has awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. – Marine Systems (NGSC-MS), a $15.5 million contract to provide support for the production of the Common Missile Compartment.
Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will perform technical engineering services, design and development engineering and tactical underwater launcher hardware production to support the development and production of the Common Missile Compartment for the Ohio replacement platform.
NGSC-MS will be required to assess and analyze technologies and concepts to support the selection of a preferred system design. The result of the effort will support developing and procuring a cost effective launcher subsystem for the future Sea Based Strategic Deterrent submarine.
According to General Dynamics, another defense company involved in the program, the Ohio replacement program is scheduled to begin production in 2021. A total of 241 missile tubes will be manufactured over the course of the program, including missiles for the U.K. Successor submarine.
The effort requires risk reduction and design and development engineering for integrating the D5 missile life extension into a missile tube for the Ohio replacement platform by conducting system evaluation and qualification testing and related analyses. This testing and analyses will support verification and validation of the technical solution to provide the needed capabilities and characteristics of future launcher subsystems.
The works are expected to be completed by September-end, 2016.
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