Raytheon has been awarded a Navy contract for variable-depth sonar for the littoral combat ship.
Under the $27.9 million contract, which will rise to $300 million if all options are exercised, Raytheon will produce a full preproduction test article by late 2018.
"This ship-deployed sonar system design, identical for both LCS variants, features reduced weight to minimize ship impact, increased maneuverability and it provides the opportunity for increased warfighting payloads," accoridng to a Raytheon news release. "These features were validated by the fleet sailors who operated the system at a full-scale demonstration at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in August 2016."
