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MONTREAL, Quebec, June 9, 2004. CAE's Leesburg, Virginia-based Marine Systems division has been selected to provide an automated ship control system for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.
The C$4.9 million (US$3.6 million) contract was awarded by General Dynamics Advanced Information System, a business unit of General Dynamics. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is one of the program's prime contractors. Lockheed Martin is building another version of the LCS under a competing Navy contract.
A contract option on the General Dynamics project could bring an additional C$3.0 million (US$2.2 million).
"CAE Marine Systems will provide the ship's automated control systems and seamlessly integrate them with the combat system," said Joe Lee Frank, president of CAE USA Marine Systems.
The U.S. Navy's LCS is a small, fast-attack warship designed to operate in the littorals, or shallow water areas near shores. It is a modular ship that uses a variety of mission packages to engage in anti-submarine warfare, marine patrol, mine detection and clearance.
A requirement of the LCS is that it connects with other ships, unmanned vehicles and off-board sensors, rendering it equipped for network-centric military operations. The navy ultimately contemplates a fleet of 30-60 LCSs. More information about the General Dynamics LCS team can be found at www.gdlcs.com.
CAE is now participating in all four of the U.S. Navy's major surface combat vessel programs, including the DD(X) destroyer, the LPD-17 amphibious assault ships and the CVN-77 aircraft carrier.
"CAE is also actively engaged in considerable pioneering work in the field of open architecture systems, which integrate all electronic operations into a common computing environment," added Frank. "That we are called upon to do such critical work on these programs is a testament of CAE's leading-edge technical expertise."
More than 18 navies worldwide use CAE's advanced automation technology aboard 140 warships.
For more information, see www.cae.com.
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