BAE Systems has been selected by the Navy to design and install onboard radio communication and network capability for two new ships in the Navy’s class of Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers.
The $37 million contract covers engineering, production integration, logistics, crew training and configuration management for the DDG-113 and DDG-114.
The equipment will include multi-spectrum radio sets, antenna systems and baseband switching, as well as data-link modems and message distribution services.
BAE has provided onboard communications for the Aegis Combat System equipped destroyers and Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) cruisers.