The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin an initial $148.9 million contract for full rate production of the surface electronic warfare improvement program (SEWIP) Block 2 systems to upgrade the fleet’s electronic warfare capabilities.

Under this full-rate production contract, which has four additional option years, Lockheed Martin will provide additional systems to upgrade the AN/SLQ-32 systems on U.S. aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and other warships with capabilities that will allow them to determine if the electronic sensors of potential foes are tracking the ship.