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Navy/USMC

Leonardo DRS Wins Up To $462 Million Contract In Future Ship Combat System Equipment

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020

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Leonardo DRS Wins Up To $462 Million Contract In Future Ship Combat System Equipment

Leonardo DRS consoles and display systems for the Navy’s future surface ship combat system. (Photo: Leonardo DRS)

This month, the Navy awarded Italy's Leonardo DRS a $62.5 million contract for equipment to support the service’s future surface ship combat systems, a total that could rise to $462 million. This contract, specifically covers consoles, displays, and peripherals (CDP) Technology Insertion (TI) 16, Modification 1 (MOD 1) production equipment for the combat systems and combines purchases for the Navy (93 percent), Australia (six percent) and Spain (one percent). Work will occur at the company’s facility in Johnstown, Pa., and…

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