SAIC awarded $242m contract to operate US Navy propulsion test facility

Science Applications International (SAIC) has been awarded a $242 million contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport to enable the continued operation, maintenance, and modernisation of the propulsion test facility (PTF). The five-year follow-on contract supports the Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles and Defensive Systems Department.

Under the agreement, SAIC will provide testing, equipment, and engineering services for the facility complex. This includes support for the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo, MK 54 lightweight torpedo, undersea targets, sensors, and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).