Saab DeWitt wins more than $47.5 million Navy contract adjustment for radar equipment

DeWITT — Saab Inc. in DeWitt was recently awarded a $47.5 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy. 

This contract adjustment exercises an option to procure three AN/SPN-50(V)1 Shipboard low-rate initial production, one installation and check-out kit, three onboard repair parts kits, and one depot kit, in support of new air-traffic control surveillance radars, as well as interim sustainment requirements, according to a Dec. 18 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.

SPN-50(V)1 is the primary air-traffic control surveillance radar for Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers (CVN) and Amphibious (LHA and LHD(LH)) type ships. Work will be performed in DeWitt, and is expected to be completed in March 2026.

Fiscal 2024 other procurement (Navy) funds of $47,533,212 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, per the contract announcement. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland is the contracting authority.