Mikros to support Aegis radar maintenance

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Mikros Systems Corp. for the company's automated maintenance technology to support the AN/SPY-1 radar system.

New Jersey-based Mikros was awarded the contract from the Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. Under the $800,000 deal, Mikros will supply eight of its Adept automated maintenance tools used by the Navy to align Aegis cruiser and destroyer AN/SPY-1 radar systems.

Officials say Mikros' Adept maintenance tool reduces the amount of time the AN/SPY-1 radar system requires to align and enhances a maintenance crew's precision.

"This award is a direct result of the continued effort by our employees to prepare Adept for widespread fleet insertion," Thomas Meaney, Mikros president, said in a statement.

"It also signals the Navy's continued confidence in Adept's ability to improve readiness and enhance radar performance."