Bowhead to build aviation data management systems for Navy carriers

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division officials in Lakehurst, N.J., awarded a $9.7 million contract to Bowhead Manufacturing Technologies in Plano, Texas, to build four Aviation Data Management and Control System Block II, Phase 1 ship sets. The tactical data management system communicates real-time aviation and command-related data across the system's local area network and integrated shipboard network system, connecting the air department, ship divisions, and embarked staff who manage aircraft launch and recovery operations aboard surface warships.