McKean supports USN Future Surface Combatant
McKean Defense leads team to provide hull, electrical, mechanical and other services for Future Surface Combatant.
Hull, mechanical and electrical controls in the USN Future Surface Combatant programme will be supported by a team led by McKean Defense Group, under a $20.1 million contract from Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD).
The five-year deal, announced by McKean Defense on 16 March, covers machinery, electric plant, propulsion, auxiliary, damage control, and ship control system programmes.
Work also includes navigation, interior communications domain networks, condition based monitoring, voyage data recorders, and digital video surveillance system engineering.
Joseph Carlini, CEO of McKean Defense, said the company has assembled a team ‘ready to support the complex Future Surface Combatant design solutions’ which are essential for the future US programme.
Potential solutions for Future Surface Combatant include large or medium-sized USVs.
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