Science Applications International Corp. (NASDAQ: SAIC) has been awarded a follow-on $50.6 million task order from the U.S. Navy's leader in Torpedo Defense (TD) – Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI – to continue the company's work of providing critical torpedo defense system design, modernization, and sustainment services. This contract builds on SAIC's two decades long legacy of proven collaboration with the Navy and success in advancing technology capabilities of the most sophisticated torpedo defense systems.
SAIC will leverage its advanced digital engineering capabilities to revolutionize the Navy's TD systems by streamlining the design conceptualization, prototyping, and fabrication processes of hardware and software. This approach will integrate cutting-edge modeling simulation (SIM) and stimulation (STIM) – enabling more robust system analyses, data-driven insights, and seamless cybersecurity implementation. These advancements will ensure that upgraded TD systems achieve new levels of operational effectiveness to enhance vessel survivability and empower the Navy to maintain superior mission success in evolving maritime threat environments.
The company will support critical NUWC TD systems such as AN/SLQ-25 Torpedo Countermeasures Transmitting Set (commonly known as "Nixie"), Acoustic Device Countermeasures (ADCs), MK 58 Compact Rapid Attack Weapon (CRAW), EX 2 Torpedo Warning System, Submarine Launched Unmanned Aerial System (SLUAS), as well as emergent technologies and intelligence projects for Navy and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) that guide upgrades to the TD systems.