Leonardo nets $417M deal for US Navy’s submarine combat system hardware

Defence company Leonardo has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide critical electronic combat control and sonar systems equipment for installation across the service’s fleet of submarines and allied fleets.

As informed, the Technology Insertion Hardware TI-26 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will provide design, procurement, production, sparing, test, installation, and support of displays, workstations, processors, and network systems.

The contract also included the production of subsequent systems, kits and enclosures; and engineering and technical services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport.

The value of the deal is more than $417 million.

“We are very proud to again be selected as the design agent on TI-26 and are honored to support this critical submarine combat control and sonar system hardware program for the U.S. Navy and allied partners,” said Cari Ossenfort, senior vice president and general manager of the Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business unit.

TI-26 is the latest generation of a continuously evolving family of display, processor, and network systems in support of the US Navy’s Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System family of systems required on U.S. Navy submarines.

This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy, the Foreign Military Sales program, and the Royal Australian Navy.