United States, May 13 -- BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Merrimack, New Hampshire, is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the UnderSea Advantage Block Upgrade (USABU) Future Naval Capability (FNC) program. This contract provides for the development and demonstration of a new, advanced sonar system. BAE Systems, in partnership with Sparton, will achieve this by integrating BAE's new sonar technology into existing sonobuoy components from Sparton. This collaboration will produce a new sonobuoy that has greater capability than the current version, all while fitting into a standard 'A'-size deployment package. The project will conclude with a successful at-sea test, where the prototype will be deployed to c...