
The Navy has selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] to perform engineering services work on the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) that is fielded on aircraft carriers and amphibious ships and integrates various sensors and weapons, the company said Tuesday. Raytheon [RTN] is the prime contractor and systems integrator for the SSDS MK2 combat system to counter air threats. Northrop Grumman will carry out the engineering services work on the hardware portion of the program previously done by Raytheon under an initial award…