Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes Preliminary Design Review For U.S. Navy Submarine Communications Program

Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes Preliminary Design Review For U.S. Navy
Submarine Communications Program

MARION, Mass., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led
industry team recently completed a successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
for the U.S. Navy's Communications at Speed and Depth (CSD) program, essential
to providing real-time, two-way communications to submarines without having to
surface to periscope depth.

All U.S. Navy submarines will be equipped with this capability, which will
allow communication between underwater submarines and surface ships, aircraft
and land-based assets.

Under the program, Lockheed Martin will deliver three types of two-way
communications buoys and associated submarine and shore equipment. Two
tethered expendable communications buoy systems - for Iridium satellite and
UHF communications - will be launched from submarines. The third is an
Acoustic-to-RF Gateway system that can be launched from submarines and
aircraft.

Following the successful PDR, the Lockheed Martin team will move into the
Critical Design Review (CDR) phase, a vital milestone that must be achieved
before hardware manufacturing begins. During the CDR, detailed components and
subsystems of the design are assessed to ensure the overall system will meet
all U.S. Navy requirements with reliable performance.

Since the January 2009 contract award, the Lockheed Martin-led team has
successfully completed an integrated baseline review and system requirements
review. "The team has made significant progress to date and is on schedule,"
said Brent Starr, the Navy's CSD Principal Acquisition Program Manager. "Once
fully developed, this capability will be a key contributor to enhance
information superiority for the warfighter."

The Lockheed Martin-led CSD team includes Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems and
ERAPSCO, a joint venture between USSI, Inc. and Sparton Corporation.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company
that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported
2008 sales of $42.7 billion.

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