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Northrop Grumman Wins Contract To Make First Two SEWIP Block 3 Units

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Northrop Grumman Wins Contract To Make First Two SEWIP Block 3 Units
The SEWIP Block 3 System on three kinds of naval vessels, from top to bottom: an aircraft carrier, a DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, and a DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer. (Image: Northrop Grumman)

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently awarded Northrop Grumman a $27.6 million modification for options to produce the first two low rate initial production (LRIP) AN/SLQ-32(V)Y Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 units. Brandon White, Northrop Grumman’s director of surface electronic warfare programs, told Defense Daily during an interview at the annual Surface Navy Association symposium in Arlington, Va., that the award marks a pivot point in the SEWIP program, moving from development into production. White noted that…

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