- The award provides a one-year base period and four option years
- The contract extends Arcfield’s Code 34 work that began in 2019
- Arcfield has booked Navy follow-ons in 2026 for Trident II D5LE and Combat Control Systems work
Arcfield will design, test, install and sustain radar, imaging and electronic warfare systems for the U.S. Navy under a follow-on contract worth up to $156.5 million.
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport issued the Imaging and Electronic Warfare, or I&EW, Systems Engineering, Technical and Fabrication Services contract through its Undersea Warfare Electromagnetic Systems Department, designated Code 34, Arcfield said Thursday. The award consists of a one-year base period followed by four option years.
“This win is a testament to Arcfield’s consistent, exceptional customer satisfaction scores and our legacy of demonstrated performance supporting NUWC Division Newport and Code 34,” said Arcfield Chairman and CEO Kevin Kelly, a Wash100 Award winner.
What Will Arcfield Deliver Under the Navy I&EW Contract?
Arcfield’s support will cover I&EW and radar equipment at several levels, encompassing full systems, sub-assemblies, sensor payloads, special projects and related hardware. For new capabilities, the company’s tasks run from initial design and development through testing and analysis to integration and installation. The contract also requires Arcfield to keep existing equipment operational: its teams will troubleshoot and repair legacy systems, perform maintenance and carry out upgrades to modernize older hardware.
“Our highly skilled teammates and partners are committed to delivering the responsive, technically rigorous support the Navy needs to develop, sustain and modernize critical imaging and electronic warfare systems,” said John Avalos, Arcfield’s chief operating officer.
How Long Has Arcfield Supported NUWC Newport’s Code 34?
Organizations that now form part of Arcfield have served Code 34 as a prime contractor since 2019. The company said the new award will broaden its involvement in Navy electromagnetic warfare missions. Kelly credited the company’s performance record with the department and said Arcfield’s “mission understanding and engineering rigor” also contributed to the follow-on win.
What Other Navy Contracts Has Arcfield Secured in 2026?
The I&EW award is the latest in a series of Navy follow-ons for the company this year. In April, Arcfield received a potential three-year, $117 million contract supporting the Trident II D5 Life Extension strategic weapon system. That work includes independent scientific analysis, digital and systems engineering, and refurbishment of submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
In May, NUWC Newport awarded Arcfield a $75 million follow-on for systems engineering and sustainment under the Code 25 Combat Control Systems program, which supports combat control systems such as the AN/BYG-1 on new-construction and in-service submarines. Tasks include hardware and software development, cybersecurity and model-based systems engineering, or MBSE.
Also in May, Arcfield subsidiary Strategic Technology Consulting, or STC, secured a subcontract from Oceaneering International to apply MBSE methods to the design, build, test and delivery of a Department of War maritime system. STC previously introduced Intelligent MBSE, an AI-enabled tool built to automate engineering analysis and model development.
How Has Arcfield Expanded Its Undersea Warfare Capabilities?
Arcfield completed its acquisition of Rite-Solutions in December 2025, adding a small business that provides software development, systems engineering, cybersecurity and IT support to federal customers. Arcfield said the deal would pair Rite-Solutions’ naval systems and undersea warfare background with its own nuclear surety and missile engineering work.
Rite-Solutions, which has offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia and Washington, D.C., originally received the Combat Control Systems follow-on that Arcfield now performs. In May 2025, the firm also won a potential $243.6 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract to support Combat Systems of the Future for the Navy’s next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine.
What Is Arcfield?
Arcfield focuses on digital and systems engineering for national security customers, with work covering undersea and surface warfare, hypersonic defense, space superiority, nuclear deterrence and digital transformation. The company cites nearly 70 years of experience and offers space mission engineering, atmospheric science, mission assurance, and modeling and simulation, supported by artificial intelligence and machine learning used across its operations. Arcfield employs about 2,200 people in 18 offices across North America.
