The US Navy has awarded a contract to Raytheon to continue its support for the ship self-defence system (SSDS) on aircraft carriers and other naval vessels.

Under the $9.6m contract, the company will improve naval vessel capabilities for the Zumwalt Class destroyer programme by integrating dual-band radar, the evolved SeaSparrow missile (ESSM) and the rolling airframe missile block 2 for SSDS-equipped ships.

In addition, the company will provide combat systems engineering, software engineering, configuration control, integration and testing.

The contract is a modification of the existing naval contract in which Raytheon integrates complex combat improvements with SSDS for various US Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious ships.

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Currently four classes of aircraft carriers and expeditionary ships including LSD, CVN 68, LPD 17 and LHD class have been equipped with SSDN.

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