Tuesday, October 14, 2008

MFTA

IOC: 2008

Also Known As
Multi-Function Towed Array

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Lockheed Martin

Applications
DDG 1000 Zumwalt
DDG 51 Flight IIA
LCS Freedom
LCS Independence

Description: The Lockheed Martin Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA) is a passive and active sonar receiver configured as a long three inch diameter array that can be towed behind surface ships. The MFTA has been designed to support the US Navy's AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 antisubmarine warfare combat system replacing the AN/SQR-19 tactical towed array system (TACTAS). Compared with its predecessor, the MFTA offers several enhancements enabling greater coverage and increased capability and reliability. It contributes to the capability of surface ships to detect, localize and prosecute undersea threats, and is a critical sensor for the ship's combat systems suite. The MFTA towed array system is scheduled for integration aboard latest Burke-class destroyers and upgraded Ticonderoga-class cruisers and slated for use on future DDG 1000 destroyers and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

News
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Produce Multi- Function Towed Arrays for US Navy

Operators

United States of America

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008

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