HII ships part of radar (EASR) pact

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Marlborough, Mass., is awarded a $125,881,928 fixed-price, incentive fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-5370) to exercise options for the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) low rate initial production (LRIP). Work will be performed in Marlborough (76%); Andover, Mass. (18%); Sudbury, Mass. (5%); and Portsmouth, R.I. (1%).  This option exercise is for the production of six EASR LRIP units; four AN/SPY-6(V)2 (air and missile defense radar) EASR rotator LRIP units; and two AN/SPY-6(V)3 EASR fixed-faced LRIP units. The AN/SPY-6(V)2 EASR rotator LRIP units will be deployed on the USS Bougainville (LHA-8); USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74); USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29); and USS Harrisburg (LPD-30).  The AN/SPY-6(V)3 EASR fixed-faced LRIP units will be deployed on USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79); and USS Brooke (FFG-1). Work is expected to be completed by January 2023. FY 2017, 2018 and 2020 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the amount of $122,301,170 will be obligated at time of award. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 07/17/20) Mississippi Note: LHA 8, and LPD 29 are under construction at Ingalls shipbuilding at Pascagoula, Miss. LPD 30 is scheduled to begin construction at HII.