Sunday, November 23, 2008

ARCI

IOC: 1998
Total Production: 44

A-RCI

Unitary Cost: USD$3.0 million

Also Known As
Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion
AN/BQQ-10
AN/BQQ-10(V)
AN/BQQ-10(V4)
ARCI

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Lockheed Martin

Applications
SSBN 726 Ohio
SSGN
SSN 21 Seawolf
SSN 23 Jimmy Carter
SSN 688 (VLS)
SSN 688I
SSN 774 Virginia

Description: The Acoustic Rapid COTS (Commercial off-The-Shelf) Insertion (A-RCI) program provides to the US Navy undersea superiority through significant acoustic processing upgrades to US Navy submarines. This program provides onboard software and hardware infrastructure. The A-RCI program is intended to replace AN/BSY-1, AN/BQQ-5 and AN/BQQ-6 systems.

The A-RCI sonar system upgrade, also known as AN/BQQ-10, has been installed or has been scheduled for integration onto Los Angeles, Seawolf, Virginia (AN/BQQ-10(V4) model), Ohio and SSGN-classes submarines. It integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing while enhancing fidelity. Since program inception in 1998, A-RCI systems have been installed on 44 submarines.

Lockheed-Martin was awarded a $70 million modification contract for production of six AN/BQQ-10(V) sonar systems, one AN/BQQ-10(V4) sonar system and economic order quantity material for three AN/BQQ-10(V4) sonar systems for Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774). Work was scheduled to be complete by March 2008.

News
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Produce Low Cost Conformal Arrays for US Navy

Operators

United States of America / 44

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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