Smola named navy 'tester of the year'.

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The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) has recognized American Systems employee Susan Smola as the 2007 NDIA U.S. Navy contractor tester of the year for her outstanding work supporting the common submarine radio room program.

The CSRR program will serve as a communication bridge for all of the Navy's submarine radio room systems. It provides the submarine force with a high-capacity interoperable subsurface communication system. There are plans to expand the program to encompass the Navy's surface ships.

Smola led the CSRR program through numerous developmental test events on three individual variants, leading to...