New state-of-the-art facility will support US
Navy's principal research, development, test and evaluation
activities
DALLAS, Dec. 14,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was awarded the
Underwater Launch Test Capability (ULTC) services contract with
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), located
in Crane, Indiana.
Through the $99.8 million
contract, Jacobs will provide integration and activation of special
test equipment, verification and commissioning services of this
test facility, and support launch test operations and sustainment
in collaboration with NSWC Crane.
"With Jacobs' global experience designing, delivering, operating
and maintaining world-class test facilities, we are poised to
support the Naval Surface Warfare Center's mission by providing
technical engineering solutions and total lifecycle leadership for
systems that protect and enable the warfighter," said Jacobs
Critical Mission Solutions Senior Vice President of Advanced
Engineering, Research and Operations Mark
Walter. "This new contract expands our relationship with
NSWC Crane, building on our proven performance supporting the
center since 2019."
The ULTC services contract establishes interoperability between
several hardware and software elements which were previously
delivered under separate contracts, including: the facility, launch
reaction stand, arrestment system, crossflow simulator, support
equipment, test vehicles, and the control and data acquisition
system. Following site activation, Jacobs will support test
operations and site sustainment throughout the life of the
contract.
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