AMSEC LLC to Support Center for Surface Combat Systems
(Virginia Beach, VA) Jun 29, 2005 - AMSEC LLC has been awarded a five-year contract in the amount of $93,500,000 to provide engineering support to the U.S. Navy's Center for Surface Combat Systems. Services to be provided under the contract include system engineering support for surface ship combat systems including AEGIS, as well as support of future systems planned for the DD(X), LCS, LPD 17 and CVN 21 ship classes now undergoing design, development and production.
“This contract enables AMSEC's continued support of Navy sailors, ships and systems as they respond to world-wide challenges, including the global war on terror,” said Hank Giffin, AMSEC LLC business area manager for Strikeforce Systems Integration. “We are also able to be a valuable team member in developing the new ships and technologies required to meet the demands of the 21st century.”
Under this contract, AMSEC LLC will participate in the ongoing evolution of existing combat systems and provide support to a wide variety of programs, including open architecture, Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), ballistic missile defense, Navy continuous training environment and ForceNet. Additionally, AMSEC will assist the Center in their key role of implementing the Chief of Naval Operations' “Revolution in Training.”
AMSEC LLC has been supporting the Center for Surface Combat Systems since 1992, when it was known as the Aegis Training and Readiness Center and was charged with providing the fleet with sailors trained in AEGIS combat systems maintenance and operation. Work will be conducted primarily at the Center for Surface Combat Systems headquarters in Dahlgren, Va., but also includes supporting CSCS's mission in Norfolk and Wallops Island, Va., in addition to San Diego, Calif.
AMSEC is a limited liability company jointly owned by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Northrop Grumman Newport News. With annual revenue of approximately $470 million and 4,600 employees worldwide, AMSEC LLC is a full service supplier to the Navy and commercial maritime industry, providing naval architecture and marine engineering, combat and electronic systems engineering, naval ship systems assessments, maintenance engineering, acquisition program development, shipyard industrial engineering and complete logistics services from technical manual development to provisioning documents to spare parts management and training.
Northrop Grumman Newport News, headquartered in Newport News, Va., is solely responsible for design, construction, and refueling nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of only two companies capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines. Northrop Grumman Newport News also provides after-market services for a wide array of naval and commercial vessels, and has the capability to design, build and maintain every class of ship in the U.S. Navy's fleet.
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