Article Posted on : - Dec 09, 2011

An unrelated photo of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Russell DDG 59. Photo: US Navy.

ST. INIGOES, MARYLAND (BNS): BAE Systems has received a $37 million contract to design, install and test onboard radio communications and network capability for the US Navy's new DDG 113 and DDG 114 destroyers.

The company will provide a range of services including systems engineering, production integration, logistics, crew training and configuration management.

The installed technology will include multi-spectrum radio sets, antenna systems and baseband switching, as well as data-link modems and message distribution services.

The company has so far provided the onboard communications for 62 destroyers and 27 cruisers equipped with the Aegis combat system.