Crane Electronics, Inc.

Crane Electronics, Inc., a Fort Walton Beach, Florida-based subsidiary of diversified industrial manufacturer Crane Co., manufactures power supplies, electronic components, converters, and transformers for defense applications and competes as a prime contractor (95% of recent awards) without relying on small business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit manufacturer of goods and holds federal contract authority across 27 agencies with a combined potential value of $1.03 billion in recent awards.

Crane Electronics' customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Navy platforms and Air Force sustainment. The top five customers by potential value account for 99% of the portfolio: the Air Force Sustainment Center dominates with 74 awards valued at $924 million combined potential, followed by the Naval Supply Systems Command (175 awards, $32.7 million), Naval Air Systems Command (42 awards, $31.7 million), Naval Sea Systems Command (22 awards, $19.8 million), and Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (5 awards, $9.9 million). This concentration reflects Crane Electronics' specialized role in supporting Navy electronic warfare, power supply sustainment, and Air Force electronic countermeasure system repairs — notably WRA-9 (Weapon Replaceable Assembly-9) power supply unit upgrades for naval aviation and ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pod repairs for tactical aircraft.

Capability work centers on electrical power management and electronic component manufacturing. Recent representative awards include a $2.66 million Naval Sea Systems Command delivery order for WRA-9 upgrade kits transitioning legacy to LBDR configuration (July 2022), a $1.19 million Air Force Sustainment Center delivery order for ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pod repairs (May 2023), a $970 thousand Naval Air Systems Command delivery order for WRA-9 upgrade kits (April 2024), and a $751 thousand Naval Supply Systems Command definitive contract for power supply products (November 2025). Recent smaller awards span Defense Logistics Agency purchases of converters and transformers at $21 thousand to $131 thousand per order, reflecting Crane Electronics' dual posture as a high-value system integrator and a source-controlled component supplier. The top five NAICS categories are electrical equipment and component manufacturing (100 awards), motor and generator manufacturing (85 awards), and aeronautical and nautical systems manufacturing (83 awards), while the top PSC is converters and electrical nonrotating equipment (259 awards).

Crane Electronics holds several significant IDVs anchoring sustained customer relationships: an $18.2 million Naval Air Systems Command IDV for WRA-9 power supply unit upgrades and maintenance running through July 2027, a $2.76 million Naval Air Systems Command basic ordering agreement for engineering services through April 2028, an $815 thousand Army Communications Electronics Command IDV for power supply test and evaluation through August 2026, and a $645 thousand Naval Air Systems Command IDV for test, teardown, and evaluation services through December 2027. Task order activity against these vehicles is consistent — 36 task orders under one Naval Supply Systems Command IDV and 16 under another Naval Sea Systems Command vehicle demonstrate sustained demand for Crane Electronics' core capabilities.

Activity has grown from 13 awards in 2022 to 25 in 2025, with three awards recorded in 2026 to date. Fourteen awards carrying $4.6 million combined potential value face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, representing near-term recompete opportunity in WRA-9 upgrades, power supply repairs, and test and evaluation services across Navy commands.

Crane Electronics subcontracts to major prime defense contractors including Lockheed Martin (Advanced Radar Threat System variants, providing AC/DC power supplies and controller LRUs; A4 Sentinel radar development, providing AC/DC power LRUs), BAE Systems (Common Missile Warning System production for foreign military sales, providing high voltage power supplies; Digital Electronics Warfare System, providing high voltage power supplies), GE Aviation Systems (Navy acquisition power supplies; SMS/SMUG/CSC performance-based logistics delivery orders), Raytheon (Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System, providing hoses, circuit breakers, and AC/DC power supplies), and General Dynamics Land Systems (administrative modifications). This sub footprint reflects Crane Electronics' role as a critical component supplier to the defense primes rather than a systems integrator; all subwork centers on power supply, converter, and electrical component delivery.

Crane Electronics competes in full-and-open federal procurement without small business set-asides, positioning itself as a qualified supplier in unrestricted competitions against larger defense contractors and smaller specialists alike. The company's established track record and sole-source relationships with Navy and Air Force sustainment commands on high-value system upgrades (particularly WRA-9) and electronic warfare component repairs (ALQ-131, ALQ-161, ALQ-99) create significant switching costs for customer agencies and anchor its defense industrial base role in component and subsystem sustainment.