Marine Systems

Business Overview

Leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of underseas weapon systems and mine countermeasure systems, acoustic sensors and signal processing systems, and underseas surveillance and range systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied nations. Provider of technical support services. Operations in California, Maryland, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington. Approximately 700 employees. Fiscal year 1996 sales: $164 million.

Group Vice President:
Lawrence H. Tveten

Competencies
  • Torpedo systems
  • Systems integration
  • Integrated product teams
  • Target defeat mechanisms
  • Underwater sensors and embedded signal processing
  • Microelectronics
  • Software design
  • Product testing and integration
  • Test facilities
  • Low-cost manufacturing facilities
End Users

Major Programs
  • Mk 46, MK50 lightweight torpedoes
  • NT37 heavyweight torpedo
  • Advanced Deployable Surveillance System
  • AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System
  • Integrated Combat Weapon System
  • Rapid Area Mine Clearing System
  • Portable Tracking System Range
  • Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System
  • Forward Area Combined Degaussing and Acoustic Range
  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center technical support services
Significant Events
July 1995 Joined four-company international consortium that will supply to allied navies the Undersea Coastal Surveillance System, a detection and tracking tool for coastal and harbor defense.
July 1995 Received $4.6 million contract to build and test acoustic subsystem for the Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System, a mine-sweeping system that significantly reduces the time needed to clear a beach assault area.
July 1995 Signed technical assistance agreement with BOFORS Underwater Systems of Sweden to help the U.S. Navy evaluate compatibility of BOFORS' Torpedo 2000 propulsion technology with U.S. torpedoes.
July 1995 Teamed with Delex Systems, Inc. to provide first-of-its-kind computer-simulated tactical training package for the Mk 46 lightweight torpedo to the U.S. Navy and 26 allied navies that use the Mk 46.
September 1995 Selected for $7.4 million contract to produce the Forward Area Combined Degaussing and Acoustic Range, a portable system to protect ships from underwater mines.
November 1995 Lockheed Martin Federal Systems/Alliant team announced $35 million contract to build a prototype of the Advanced Deployable System, a low-cost underwater surveillance system. Alliant portion of contract valued at approximately $20 million.