OTTAWA, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Designs for shipboard systems for the Canadian navy by Lockheed Martin Canada have passed a critical review.
The Critical Design Review covered Lockheed Martin's designs and plans for shipboard systems, trainers and facilities.
The company said Tuesday it will now go ahead with production of sensors and a combat control system, as scheduled, to support full integration, testing and installation on 12 Halifax class frigates.
"In this modernization effort, we have worked diligently over the past year to meet the challenging government timeline for the first ship to enter its retrofit period this fall," said Tom Digan, president of Lockheed Martin Canada. "The successful review validates our approach and demonstrates Lockheed Martin's significant progress toward achieving the navy's objectives."
The CDR covered Lockheed Martin's designs and plans for shipboard systems as well as land-based and on-board trainer systems that are part of the vessel upgrade effort that includes a new command-and-control system, radars, tactical data links, electronic support measures and other warfare capabilities.
Under terms of the contract, awarded in 2008, Lockheed Martin Canada will maintain the current command and control systems until the entire fleet has received the retrofit.
