On September 14, 2024 SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown, RI attended the commissioning of the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced fast attack submarine, the USS New Jersey (SSN 796), at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey.

The USS New Jersey bears the same name as the highly decorated Battleship New Jersey (BB-62) which served during WWII and the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. RADM Ronald Tucker (retired), the final Commanding Officer (CO) of the Battleship New Jersey passed the long glass to Commander Steven Halle, CO of SSN 796, to assist in setting the first watch.

SEACORP has proudly contributed to the Virginia Class submarine program since its inception and are proud sponsors of the USS New Jersey commissioning.

On August 9, 2024, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown, RI celebrated the expansion and redesign of its production facilities in Groton, CT. The project increases both the capacity and efficiency of SEACORP’s production floor as part of the company’s mission to provide cutting edge systems and solutions to the U.S. Navy.

Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Congressmen Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined the celebration as SEACORP’s Director of Production Operations, Jeremy Russell, officially cut the ribbon. Said Mr. Russell, “We are proud to be a part of the U.S. Submarine Industrial Base, and this expansion and redesign improves our ability to provide the highest quality products and meet on time deliveries to support our nation's submarine fleet.”

On 30 April 2024, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a $72 million, seven-year contract with the U.S. Navy for the AN/BYG-1 Common Infrastructure Services/Common Computing Environment (CIS/CCE) program. SEACORP will provide software architecture, design, development, integration, test and evaluation, logistics, and life cycle sustainment for the Submarine Combat and Weapon Control System program office (NAVSEA PMS425) and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Technical Direction Agent.

“SEACORP is excited to work with the PMS425 program office, NUWC and our teammates on this initiative.” commented Vince Traglia, Vice President of Combat Systems. “We bring our extensive knowledge of the submarine combat system and SWFTS processes to a vital initiative to develop and deploy the CIS/CCE.

SEACORP will improve the submarine combat system architecture to enable efficient utilization of computing resources and promote a computing environment to enable timely system capability improvements. The work will be performed in Middletown, Rhode Island; Manassas, Virginia; and Waterford, Connecticut.

On March 15, 2024, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown, RI was awarded a $90 million, five-year contract with the U.S. Navy for Undersea Warfare (USW) Strike Systems. SEACORP will provide system engineering, technical services, and materials for current and future submarine strike systems, weapons, and payload control systems. The contract includes both software and hardware prototyping for Tomahawk missile and other weapon arrays.

The contract was awarded under Code 25 of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) located in Newport, RI.

SEACORP, founded in 1981, employs over 600 people and has major offices in Middletown, RI and Groton, CT. “SEACORP takes great pride in our ongoing work with the U.S. Navy,” said Mike Fleming, Vice President of Tactical Solutions. “Our focus remains on meeting our customers’ needs for developing and enhancing cutting edge systems and solutions.”

On 21 February 2024, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a $28 million, five-year contract with the U.S. Navy for VIRGINIA Class (VA) / COLUMBIA Class (CLB) /SSN(X) Special Projects (Special Projects). As the incumbent contractor, SEACORP will continue to provide engineering and technical services to design, build, test, maintain and support operation in Non-Propulsion Electronic Systems (NPES) performance interoperability and system integrity to Code 25 of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT).

SEACORP will rapidly assess the design and operations of VA, CLB and SSN(X) submarine NPES and then introduce and recommend system design and operational changes that will improve upon the submarine’s performance and payload employment capabilities.

“SEACORP has been providing services to the Navy for over 40 years, and we are pleased to continue working with Code 25 for another five years on Special Projects,” noted Bill Blackburn, Vice President of Platforms. “We look forward to providing ongoing excellence in improvements to VA/CLB/SSN(X) NPES performance and payload capabilities. SEACORP recognizes the importance of this work given the critical roles these platforms will play in national defense for both the near and long term.”

SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP), was recognized again in 2023 by the Providence Business News (PBN) as one of the Fastest Growing Companies in Rhode Island in the category of $75 million in revenue and above. “Our continued organic growth is the result of our delivery of high-quality, mission-aligned services and solutions to our Department of Defense (DoD) customers,” said Dave Cadorette, President of SEACORP. “We expect this growth to continue in the years to come, and to be augmented by acquisitions that add to our capabilities and expertise.”

On 2 March 2023, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a $41.9 million, five-year contract for Submarine Trainer Maintenance (SUBTM). SEACORP will provide engineering services to the Combat Control Systems Department (Code 25) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) to maintain all Code 25 trainers, including developmental and prototype training systems.

SEACORP will provide the full range of systems engineering functions required to ensure trainers around the globe are in full operational condition and a Ready-For-Training (RFT) state.

SEACORP Chairman and CEO Roy Kapani and President David Cadorette express their personal commitment to Code 25 at NUWCDIVNPT, “we will provide this mission with all the resources necessary for superior execution and performance.” Tim Coffey, SEACORP’s Vice President of Training Systems commented, “Through this contract, SEACORP and our teammates look forward to advancing the state of the art in training capability to the U.S. Navy.”

On 15 September 2022, SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a $79 million, five-year contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Under this contract, SEACORP will design, develop, and integrate the Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) Modular Suite (EMWMS) as a configurable, experimental, and operational unit.

SEACORP is tasked with designing, developing, and integrating the EMWMS geared towards EMW specific capabilities and missions as defined by the government. Along with their team of subcontractors, SEACORP will support the design, assembly, integration, and testing of a complete EMWMS system using a certified CONEX box; Inorganic Receiver Units (IRUs); Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); Counter ISR Capabilities; Communications Links; Signal/Data Processing; Remote Operator Sites; Information Assurance (IA); and Laboratory/At Sea Demonstrations.

John Murphy, SEACORP’s Vice President of Electronic Warfare (EW) commented, “SEACORP is excited to continue supporting the U.S. Navy through further development of the EMWMS program. We are excited to utilize our expertise to help the U.S. Navy maintain Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) dominance and are grateful to all of our hardworking personnel for their continued efforts in support of this tasking.”

SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP) of Middletown, RI was awarded a $40.9 million, five-year follow-on contract for Code 34 Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electromagnetic (EM) Special Programs on August 30th. SEACORP will provide engineering services to Code 34 of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport to develop and field special mission EW and special augmentation systems, subsystems, sensors, and associated networks onboard submarines and other platforms such as Unmanned Aerial and Undersea Vehicles (UAV/UUV).

SEACORP will perform a wide range of engineering and program management functions in support of EW and Communications special programs that augment submarine tactical capabilities. EM Special Programs is responsible for the development and test of prospective systems, in-service engineering support for existing systems, and quick reaction support to the Fleet based upon new and emergent operational requirements. Engineering services provided under this contract will include fleet and operational services, engineering and software development, assembly and fabrication, test and evaluation, configuration management, and program management.

"We are pleased that NUWC has given us the opportunity to continue working with the Code 34 EM Special Programs team for another five years,” commented Jason Vetovis, SEACORP Vice President of Hardware Solutions. “We are grateful for our knowledgeable personnel and all their hard work and dedication to support our Navy customers. The SEACORP Team looks forward to our continued support of the nation’s warfighters and helping them achieve their tactical objectives.”

On July 24th, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) Middletown, RI was selected for a Phase I contract supporting the Navy under the Federal Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. This Phase I effort will give SEACORP the opportunity to develop innovative solutions for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) challenges, especially in detecting vessels and stationary objects. Work being performed in support of this effort will take place primarily at SEACORP’s Jacksonville facility.

The SBIR program is a three-phase program that offers incentives to businesses of less than 500 employees to allow them to capitalize on their innovative research. The purpose of Phase I is to determine the technical merit and feasibility of the proposed concept. Phase II further explores the scientific merit and commercialization potential of the concept while Phase III focuses on transition to targeted systems and additional commercialized application.

SEACORP Program Manager Gary Donoher commented, “We are excited to utilize our autonomous systems experience to develop a solution for the U.S. Navy. SEACORP continues to excel in the unmanned system realm and is proud to be an active participant in the SBIR program.”

On April 4th, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) Middletown, RI was selected for a Phase I contract supporting the Navy under the Federal Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. This Phase I effort will give SEACORP the opportunity to develop innovative solutions for improvements to the Electromagnetic Operating Environment (EMOE), specifically through the use of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) algorithms.

The SBIR program is a three-phase program that offers incentives to businesses of less than 500 employees to allow them to capitalize on their innovative research. The purpose of Phase I is to determine the technical merit and feasibility of the proposed concept. Phase II further explores the scientific merit and commercialization potential of the concept while Phase III focuses on transition to targeted systems and additional commercialized application.

SEACORP Vice President Jason Vetovis commented, "This award highlights SEACORP’s innovative vision and provides an important opportunity for the company to continue developing cutting edge AI/ML technology in support of the U.S. Navy applications.”

SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP), a leading provider of engineering services and technology to the United States Navy announced December 8, 2021 that it has acquired Jacksonville, Florida-based Analysis, Design & Diagnostics, Inc. (AD&D) in a private transaction. AD&D was founded in 1992 by owner and president Gary Donoher, and specializes in Acoustic Analysis, Automated Acoustic Sensors, Advanced Data Processing technologies, and Modeling for both marine mammal research and tactical naval applications.

“We are excited to have Gary and the AD&D team join SEACORP. Their technical expertise compliments and enhances much of the work SEACORP performs for the Navy,” said SEACORP Vice President Jason Vetovis. “This acquisition will allow the expansion of SEACORP’s existing Electromagnetic Systems portfolio through the integration of AD&D’s enhanced acoustics collection and processing capabilities.”

Mr. Donoher will continue with the company with a new title of Director of Southeast Operations, and the entire AD&D team will integrate into SEACORP’s Electronic Warfare Hardware Business Area. “We are excited about the potential to further grow our business with the additional capabilities within SEACORP,” shared Mr. Donoher.

SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP) Chief Executive Officer Roy Kapani is pleased to announce the appointment of David Cadorette as President, effective January 1, 2022. His appointment is a clear reflection of the company’s current state: excited after another strong year of growth and ready to take on the future. SEACORP is poised for major expansion in the Distributed Maritime Operations market, for both services and products.

Mr. Cadorette, who has been with the company for over 22 years, brings decades of experience to the position and has a proven record of advancing customer-centric Business Areas within our company to the next level. With years of successfully won and executed contracts, he has contributed much to the position of SEACORP as a preferred provider of engineering services to the United States Navy. Prior to his new role, Mr. Cadorette was Senior Vice President of six major Business Areas within SEACORP, Vice President of Business Development, Vice President of Technical Operations, and a Business Area Manager.

David Lussier, the current President of SEACORP, will step down from the role but continue to serve as Executive Vice President, overseeing the administrative staff and all infrastructure related departments. Mr. Lussier has been with SEACORP for 30 years, serving the last five as President, and was instrumental in guiding SEACORP through its recent growth in both services and production, as well as its sale to Mr. Roy Kapani in March of 2021.

Today’s announcement follows another strong year in which SEACORP is expected to achieve approximately 20+% in revenue growth and is rapidly approaching the $100 million annual revenue milestone. There is enormous opportunity for SEACORP to expand the products and services it offers, and with the appointment of David Cadorette as President, SEACORP is well positioned for continued growth.

On August 5th, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a five-year, $16.6 Million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department, Code 45. Under this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract, SEACORP will continue to develop, upgrade, and adapt Modular Launch Canister Technology and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) gas generators as a source of launch impulse energy. SEACORP will develop inflator-based launchers for new payload applications such as Lightweight Torpedoes, Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, and Sonobuoys.

Work performed will include program planning and system definition, capabilities and interface specification, modeling and simulation, trade-off analysis, prototype design, assembly, test and evaluation, Integrated Logistics Support, and environmental testing.

“This award underscores our commitment to providing our customers with the solutions needed,” commented Scott Smith, SEACORP’s Shipyard Engineering/Launcher Systems Business Area Manager. “SEACORP is grateful for the opportunity to continue supporting NUWC Code 45.”

SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP) of was awarded a five-year, $36 Million contract from the Undersea Warfare Electromagnetic Systems Department (Code 34) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport on July 7th. Under this Phase III effort, SEACORP will continue research and development initiatives to develop the Next Generation (NG) Electronic Warfare (EW) Human Machine Interface (HMI) and bring new capability to the warfighter. Work performed under this contract will include systems engineering, software engineering and development, prototyping, integration, test and evaluation, production, installation, program management, and configuration management.

The SBIR program is a three-phase program that offers incentives to businesses of less than 500 employees to allow them to capitalize on their innovative research. During Phase I, SEACORP presented solutions for enhancing the operator experience for NG EW displays and controls and during Phase II, SEACORP developed a fully functioning prototype.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to continue our efforts in support of the U.S. Navy,” Vice President of EW John Murphy commented, "SEACORP looks forward to further transitioning this technology to enhance operational capability by increasing efficiency and decision-making for submarine operators.”

On May 14th, SEACORP, LLC (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a five-year, $14.6 Million contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. SEACORP will continue to develop and produce the Submarine Portable Weapon Launch System (PWLS) from Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components for use with weapons and other payloads launched from submarines. The PWLS will implement a COTS-based Open System Architecture (OSA) and will provide, at low cost, the ability to prototype applications related to Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Strike, surveillance, and other missions.

Efforts under this contract will focus primarily on modifying the submarine combat system as part of the development of payload integration prototypes. Work performed will include Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and requirements development, software development, integration, and testing.

“SEACORP is excited and proud to continue developing this versatile technology for the U.S. Navy,” said Dave Cadorette, SEACORP’s Senior Vice President of Business Development. “Our focus remains on meeting our customers’ needs for reduced long term production costs through demonstration of scalable prototypes.”

On 29 April 2021, SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a $12.9 Million, five-year contract by the Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department (Code 45) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI. SEACORP will support Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) payload integration by providing engineering services in support of the Shock and Fire Enclosure Capsule (SAFECAP) system.

Services performed under this contract will include program management, quality assurance, prototype fabrication, and refurbishment. SEACORP and its team of subcontractors will provide these services, along with material and travel in support of the program.

Jason Vetovis, SEACORP’s Vice President of Electronic Warfare (EW) Special Projects commented, “SEACORP is grateful for the opportunity to continue supporting tactical UUV payload integration through further development of the SAFECAP program. We are excited to utilize our expertise to help the Navy reach its goal of developing advanced, robust unmanned system capabilities to further our strategic and tactical advantage.”

SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP) is proud to announce we played a key role in supporting the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Navy and in their recent Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 (UxS IBP 21). Executed by the U.S. 3rd Fleet, the UxS IBP 21 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet exercise that kicked off on April 19th off the cost of San Diego, California. The weeklong event concluded with a successful missile launch at a long-range target well beyond the line of sight, demonstrating the Navy’s warfighting advantage in the integration and collaboration between manned and unmanned capabilities.

The Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) experiment deployed Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) along with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) working in concert with manned platforms to extend the Navy’s Battle Space Awareness, enhance their Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) situational awareness, and extend their long-range targeting capability. SEACORP developed, produced, tested, and installed the EMW ISR payload on the SEA HUNTER, a Medium Displacement USV (MDUSV). The SEA HUNTER played a pivotal role in the exercise, which was declared a huge success by Navy officials. SEACORP is proud of the technology we’re able bring to the warfighter to enhance the EMW ISR mission.

SEACORP, LLC. (SEACORP) of Middletown was awarded a $14.1 million, five-year follow-on contract for Weapons Analysis Facility (WAF) Engineering and Technical Services on April 26th. SEACORP will provide engineering services, technical services, and materials to the Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department (Code 85) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport.

As the Navy’s only real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) capability supporting Heavyweight and Lightweight torpedoes across the full spectrum life cycle, the WAF maintains its world-class status by applying current and emerging technologies to undersea vehicle system simulation performance. Services provided under this contract will include feasibility analyses, model modification and integration, simulator development and upgrades, undersea vehicle hardware and software interfaces implementation, engineering services, software technology, and program management services.

"SEACORP is thrilled we’ve been given the opportunity to continue working with Code 85 and the WAF,” commented Bill Blackburn, SEACORP Business Area Manager. “We are so grateful to our knowledgeable personnel for all their hard work and their unmatched dedication to support the Code 85 mission. Our employees continue to provide the very best engineering services for the WAF every day. We look forward to continuing our efforts related to undersea weapons systems.”

Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEACORP), a leading provider of engineering services and technology to the United States Navy announced March 19th, 2021 that it is being acquired by Roy Kapani in a private transaction. Mr. Kapani has 30 years of experience building and running successful technology companies that support the National Defense and National Security agencies of the United States of America. Mr. Kapani is the Founder of ECS of Fairfax, VA, which he ran until its sale in 2018.

Dave Lussier, President of SEACORP and his executive team of Dave Cadorette, Craig McMillian and Tanya Zaleski will continue to lead SEACORP and will ensure that the company continues its employee centric culture and commitment to delivering outstanding products and services to its customers.

“The SEACORP team is thrilled to partner with Roy and his team given their respect for our culture, experience in our markets, and a shared vision on how we can continue to grow our company,” said Dave Lussier. “This partnership will allow us to further build our brand, broaden our portfolio of capabilities and expand into new customer segments by investing in the business, both organically and with strategic acquisitions.”

Roy Kapani stated that, “The technologies developed and delivered by SEACORP have been a personal interest of mine for many years. I am truly excited to be working with the SEACORP team and look forward to helping them grow the company and its people into the future. I have deep respect for SEACORP and I am equally committed to maintaining the outstanding culture that their founder Brian Gilligan established and Dave Lussier and his team have nurtured over these past 40 years.”

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to SEACORP. Duffy and Sweeney LLP served as legal counsel to SEACORP. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Piliero Mazza PLLC, served as legal counsel to Mr. Kapani.

About SEACORP, LLC.

SEACORP's core business is providing systems, software, and hardware engineering services as well as test and evaluation services to the U.S. Navy, chiefly for submarine electronic systems. Those services include development of software and hardware, integration of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) products, test and evaluation, and logistics products for new systems at the leading edge of information technology. SEACORP’s close proximity to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport facilitates our responsiveness to customer and Fleet needs.

SEACORP has a robust product development team pursuing innovative prototypes, products and emergent technologies. As a company of less than 500 employees, SEACORP actively participates in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, enabling development and test of innovative concepts for DoD applications.