TEWKSBURY, Mass., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy announced the presentation of the 2008 Team Submarine Excellence Award to two naval offices recognized for excellence in technical submarine work.
Officials say teams from the Navy's Submarine Acoustic Systems Program Office and Submarine Combat System Program Office were honored with the Submarine Excellence Award for "outstanding technical knowledge, hard work and exceptional commitment to excellence for a submarine-related program," the release said.
Both teams were supported by U.S. defense contractor Raytheon, which developed the new baseline combat AN/BYG-1 TI-06 submarine sonar technology for deployment with the Navy's fleet of submarines. In accepting the award, officials recognized Raytheon for the successful development of the BYG-1 program.
"Your (Raytheon's) ability to work efficiently and effectively as a team has been exemplary," Navy Capt. Brian Vance said in a statement.
"Your unprecedented accomplishments allowed your team to demonstrate exceptional initiative, flexibility and technical expertise to deliver a capable, stable and reliable product."
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport along with defense contractors General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems and Lockheed Martin Undersea Systems were also recognized with the announced award.
