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Navy/USMC

CANES Bidders Cite Key Achievements

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, November 21st, 2011

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Competitors Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week they have reached key achievements for the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks & Enterprise Services (CANES), a key program designed to streamline the network of systems aboard ships. Northrop Grumman said it has successfully completed the formal contractor system integration testing to verify it was meeting the program requirements for CANES and was ready for production. "The rigorous testing verified the technology maturity and validated the effectiveness of our systems…

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