US Navy Recommends Raytheon Submarine Combat System for Fleet Introduction

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Aug. 21, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has

recommended Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) advanced submarine combat

control system, AN/BYG-1, for fleet introduction on the SSGN Ohio Class and

SSN-21 Seawolf Class attack submarines after favorable tests and

evaluations. The recent Follow-on Operational Test & Evaluation reports

highlighted several performance enhancements and confirmed the operational

effectiveness and suitability of the AN/BYG-1(V)6 and (V)7 for the SSN-21

and SSGN platforms.

AN/BYG-1 exploits the power of sonar, electronic support measures,

radar, navigation, periscopes, communication, command and weapons to

provide a fully integrated submarine combat system. The system was designed

using commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment and open standards that

provide interoperability, portability, scalability and supplier

independence for all hardware and software components. The AN/BYG-1 system

allows for rapid COTS insertion to accommodate and integrate additional

functionality, sensors and/or weapons.

"The customer commended the AN/BYG-1 combat system's reliability,

maintainability, training and documentation," said Upinder Dhinsa, vice

president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' (IDS) Maritime Mission

Systems. "We see this as a testament to Raytheon's ongoing commitment to

delivering highly capable and affordable solutions for the U.S. Navy's

submarine fleet."

Raytheon IDS is the AN/BYG-1 systems integrator for the combat control

suite, delivering the advanced communication, navigation and weapon launch

capabilities that are critical to submarine combat operations. In addition

to the weapons control subsystem, the company provides integration, control

and coordination of the tactical control, weapons control, and tactical

network subsystems, ensuring complete end-to-end functionality.

Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace

Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad

international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile

Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland

Security.

Source: U.S. Navy Recommends Raytheon Submarine Combat System for Fleet Introduction

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COTS - Commercial Off-The-Shelf
SSGN - Nuclear-powered Guided Missile Submarine
SSN - Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine
SSN - Ship Submersible Nuclear

Components : AN/BYG-1
Navies : SSGN 726 Ohio
Navies : SSN 21 Seawolf

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