The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) transits the Pacific Ocean. (Image Credit: U.S. Navy)

CHANTILLY, Va. – General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive fee, firm-fixed-price, and cost-only contract from the U.S. Navy for up to $91.1 million to develop and produce Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy (STEB) systems. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by July 2030.

“Our Progeny Systems team has been providing innovative electronic warfare capabilities to the Navy for over 10 years. This contract allows us to deliver a critical new capability to the submarine force which will increase the platform’s situational awareness in contested areas,” said Laura Hooks, vice president and general manager of Maritime and Strategic Systems at General Dynamics Mission Systems.

Progeny Systems was acquired by General Dynamics Mission Systems in 2022. Headquartered in Manassas, Progeny Systems provides a wide spectrum of capabilities and lifecycle support services for U.S. submarines and surface ships.

General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), provides mission critical solutions to the challenges facing our defense, intelligence and cyber security customers across all domains. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, General Dynamics Mission Systems approximately 12,000 people worldwide. For more information about the General Dynamics Mission Systems broad portfolio of capabilities, visit gdmissionsystems.com.