The United States has been collaborating with the United Kingdom to replace the aging Ohio Class (U.S.) and Vanguard Class (U.K.) nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine fleet (SSBN). As this effort moves forward, a key sub-component to the SSBN-R program is to […]
The Small Tactical Unmanned Air System Program (STUAS), is a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps program designed to improve aerial reconnaissance capabilities using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Electromet Corporation is supporting the STUAS program by providing electronic cabinets that will be located both on board Navy ships and which can deploy […]
EMALS is the Navy’s launch choice for Ford-class aircraft carriers, replacing steam catapults used on current and prior generations of aircraft carriers. EMALS lowers overall operating costs and reduces maintenance over current steam catapults, and provides less “wear and tear” on carrier-based aircraft.
The HF-DAG Replacement Program, under the direction of Space and Naval Warfare System Center Pacific SSC-P (SPAWAR), is designed as a significant technology upgrade to the existing high frequency communication systems currently installed on U.S. Navy ships. The HF-DAG system is an […]
Raytheon has pioneered the way combat systems are deployed through the use of an Electronic Equipment Module (EME). The modules encapsulate equipment in standard shelters designed to withstand the rigors of combat such as shock and vibration. They also incorporate acoustic dampeners […]
The ICADS program, under the direction of Space and Naval Warfare System Center Atlantic SSC-A (SPAWAR), is designed as a modular, deployable extension of the Navy’s existing Digital Modular Radio (DMR) program. The intention is to outfit modular ISO shelters as self-contained, […]
The AN/SPQ-9 Surface Surveillance and Tracking Radar, also known as the “Spook-Nine”, was developed by Northrop Grumman Norden Systems, Melville, NY, and is a track-while-scan radar used with the MK-86 and MK 160 Gun Fire Control Systems (GFCS) on surface combatants. […]
SEWIP will replace the U.S. Navy’s current electronic countermeasures system (AN/SLQ-32). The “Slick 32” provides warning of incoming attacks and is integrated with other ship defenses to trigger the launch of chaff or other decoys. Designed and built in the 1970’s, […]
The Next Generation Automatic Test Station (NGATS) is in the U.S. Army’s Integrated Family of Test Equipment (IFTE) product line. IFTE is a proven family of testers used for test and support of electronic and electro-optic weapons devices such as missile […]