COBRA mod pact for LCS mission

Arete Associates of Tucson, Ariz., was awarded an $8.5M modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N61331-11-C-0007) for engineering, manufacturing, production and delivery of AN/DVS-1 Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block 1 subassemblies to support the Littoral Combat Ship program’s mine counter-measures mission for Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Fla. The modification exercises options for the COBRA subassemblies integration and post-delivery technical support. The primary mission of AN/DVS-1 COBRA program is to conduct unmanned aerial tactical reconnaissance in close-to-shore battle spaces for detection and localization of mine fields and obstacles prior to an amphibious assault. Work will be performed in Tucson and is expected to be completed by December 2019. Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City is the contracting activity. (Source: DOD 06/22/17)