MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. (SEA CORP) has been awarded a $6.4 million contract to support the Newport-based Naval Undersea Warfare Center in collecting navigation, oceanographic and target data aboard submarines.

The work is will support the U.S. Navy’s self-contained, portable microprocessor systems, which are designed to record data using a series of recorders, interface units and specialized cables to obtain data from submarine systems. The systems are used to collect, record and distribute data during submarine deployments; those data are used in worldwide charting efforts and post-deployment analyses.

“We are pleased to provide support for this high technology equipment that provides for important information collection that is used to improve oceanographic databases and provide information with which to help assess the effectiveness of submarine operations,” Dave Cadorette, SEA CORP’s business area manager for research engineering, said in a statement yesterday.

“This is a continuation of the support we have provided to the Navy in this area for many years. We are glad to continue our support in a vital warfare area that helps enable improvement in the quality of oceanographic databases and future submarine operations.”

Systems Engineering Associates Corp. (SEA CORP) is a veteran-owned business, founded in Newport in 1981, providing systems and engineering services to the Navy and other customers. It employs about 300 people at sites including its headquarters in Middletown and branch office in Groton, Conn. Additional information is available at seacorp.com.