The US Navy, via Naval Air Systems Command, has ordered labour and hardware from Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems for Phase 2 Network Enabled Weapons (NEW) capabilities.
A $35.32 million order provides software coding, testing and integration of NEW into software development for MH-60R/S Seahawk maritime helicopters ‘with a merge into MH-60R/S fleet release baseline after the capability has established maturity’, the DoD noted on 27 August.
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