Sparton has obtained two patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a switching mode power amplifier design and a method to shield circuits from electromagnetic radiation.

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Sparton's DeLeon Springs, Fla.-based design and development group has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration level 3 appraisal for its manufacturing processes. The rating indicates that the firm’s processes are “well-characterized”, understood and established, as well as described in a standard manner, Sparton said Tuesday. The CMMI level 3 designation also acknowledges that the manufacturing […] More

Leidos and Sparton have partnered to develop an acoustic device countermeasure system for U.S. Navy submarines to defend against torpedoes. The industry team will design, build, fabricate, integrate and test ADC MK 5 devices intended to launch from a submarine’s internal signal ejector, Sparton said Tuesday. Leidos won the $36.1M Next Generation Countermeasure contract last month. Jim Lackemacher, group vice president at Sparton's engineered components and […] More

A joint venture of Sparton and Ultra Electronics Holdings has received $64.6M in subcontracts to develop sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy. ERAPSCO will conduct the work in Columbia, Ind. and DeLeon Springs, Fla. through April 2020, Sparton said Monday. The JV will provide subcontracts worth $30.3M to Ultra Electronics and $34.3M to Sparton. “This contract underscores the increased focus […] More

Sparton will collaborate with Raytheon to design, test and deploy a mine neutralization system as part of the latter company’s potential $363 million contract with the U.S. Navy. De Leon Spring, Fla.-based Sparton said Wednesday it will produce a deployment packaging technology and a wireless communications buoy for Raytheon's Barracuda  mine neutralizer vehicle. Jim Lackemacher, vice president of […] More

A Sparton business unit has received a $13 million contract to supply ruggedized flat panel displays for a BAE Systems program that supports the U.S. Navy. Sparton said Monday its Aydin Displays team will deliver more than 600 panels to BAE over a 30-month period. “Our suppliers help us meet the commitments we make to our customers, and it is essential those relationships […] More

A Sparton–Ultra Electronics Holdings joint venture has received a potential three-year, $9.7 million delivery order to design representative sonobuoys for qualification and testing by the U.S. Navy. ERAPSCO will also support engineering and development of underwater active multiple ping sonobuoys under the order, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Air Systems Command will obligate $1.8 […] More

A joint venture of Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton has secured $19.2 million in contracts to manufacture underwater acoustics technology for multiple foreign customers. The ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems JV will distribute contract funds to the Ultra Electronics USSI and Sparton De Leon Springs business units for the production of active and passive sonabuoys, Sparton said Monday. Sonobuoys are designed to detect, classify and localize adversary submarines during […] More

A joint venture of Sparton and Ultra Electronics Holdings has received a five-year, $20 million, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply sonobuoys to the U.S. Navy. The ERAPSCO JV will tap the Ultra Electronics USSI and Sparton De Leon Springs business units for sonobuoy production requirements under the contract, Sparton said Monday. The companies will manufacture the sonobuoys at Ultra […] More

Sparton Corp. has earned a top award from Raytheon in recognition of the company's role as a supplier of subassemblies and efforts toward affordability. Sparton said its Plaistow, New Hampshire-based facility is among the 12 recipients of the five-star recognition from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. “Receiving this prestigious honor three years in a row is a remarkable […] More

The U.S. Navy has named the  joint venture of Sparton Corp. and Ultra Electronics Holdings a Tier 1 Superior Supplier based on Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System data. Sparton said Tuesday the ERAPSCO Joint Venture is among other Defense Department suppliers recognized for CPARS performance in the past three years. “The 2015 superior suppliers are […] More

A joint venture of Sparton Corp. and USSI have won manufacturing subcontracts worth $13.3 million to support multiple international awards for exercises planned with the U.S. Navy. Specifically, ERAPSCO/Sonobuoy TechSystems will provide Sparton $5.6 million worth of manufacturing subcontracts and another $7.7 million to USSI to detect, classify and localize adversary submarines for peacetime and […] More