Raytheon [RTN] has delivered a slate of key command and control systems for the Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyers ahead of schedule, according to a company statement.
The Navy received the initial Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE) data center for the next-generation destroyer two months ahead of schedule, according to the statement. Deliveries of the AN/SQS-60 mid-frequency sonar array system for the DDG-1000 also came in eight months early, it added.
The TSCE data center comprises two ruggedized Electronic Modular Enclosures that house and protect the open architecture computing environment for DDG-1000’s combat and ship control systems.
TSCE data center will provide DDG-1000 with more data processing and storage capacity than existing U.S. Navy destroyers. TSCE will manage the ship’s advanced systems, the company notice said.
The AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite represents “a major advancement in undersea warfare capability and will provide broad warfighting coverage for the DDG-1000 class,” company officials claim.
The advanced sonar system is set to go on board the DDG-1000 this August.
“The early delivery of these ship systems continues our history of stellar performance on this complex program as we effectively manage the transition from development to production while remaining on cost and on schedule,” said Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems’ (IDS) Kevin Peppe, vice president of Seapower Capability Systems.