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Lockheed's SLICE

Hits the Waters

A revolutionary new ship designed by Lockheed Martin

Corp. for the U.S. Navy has suc- cessfully completed sea trials.

Paul Raspin, program manager for the Navy ship SLICE, said the unique design and high technology offers 30-knot speeds and high sta- bility for a relatively small ship. (SLICE achieved 31.6 knots in trial runs off Oahu.)

SLICE measures 105 ft. (33 m) long and is a higher-speed deriva- tive of SWATH technology featur- ing twin MTU 16V396 TB94 engines providing 3,500 bhp each.

The prototype was designed, built, tested and delivered in less than four years for a price of $14.5 mil- lion.

The applications for SLICE are flexible allowing for both military and commercial use. Intended uses of the one-of-a-kind vessel include craft command and con- trol, littoral warfare, missile launch pad, patrol boat, test range support craft, special warfare, heli- copter supporter, and search and rescue missions. Hawaii's Senator

Daniel Inouye hopes this new technological advance can some- day be applied to an inter-

Hawaiian Island ferry service, as well as for offshore research, oil supply/crew boat, and possibly an excursion/cruise ship.

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CACI Wins $20.8M

Navy Contract

Information technology company

CACI International Inc. has received a five-year, $20.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy.

Starting April 1, 1998, CACI will provide technical and engineering services to the Navy's submarine- launched ballistic missile program.

The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare

Center in Dahlgren, Va. awarded the contract, which includes a $2 million base period and five option periods totaling $18.8 million.

Ingalls Celebrates Keel

Laying of LHD-7

Ingalls Shipbuilding division of

Litton Industries celebrated the keel laying of the landing craft

LHD-7, IWO JIMA. The new ves- sel will carry more than 2,000 marines, a navy crew of 1,200 and both Navy and Marine Corps assault helicopters.

Comptek Nabs Four-Year $25.8M Navy Contract

Comptek Research Inc., which sells electronics and data commu- nications systems, received a four- year $25.8 million contract to per- form engineering services for the

U.S. Navy, with options for an additional $9.1 million of work.

The contract increases Comptek's backlog to $115 million, the high- est level since September 1996.

The U.S. Navy Space and Naval

Warfare Systems Center in San

Diego awarded the contract, which calls for Comptek to provide engi- neering and computer program- ming services for the maintenance and modification of the Navy's

Command and Control Processor computer program.

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