TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The DDG 1000
Zumwalt-class destroyer program continues to progress, meeting key
program milestones on the path to Initial Operational Capability
(IOC). As the prime mission systems integrator for the DDG 1000
ship class, Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) provides the multi-mission,
integrated combat system capability for the program. Raytheon's
recent program milestones have advanced critical mission systems of
the next-generation, multi-mission destroyer, from the radar and
combat system, to onboard systems integration and crew
training.
"Progress on milestones continues for the three ships of the
class, in labs, at test facilities and dockside at the shipyard –
it's an exciting and rewarding time for the program," said
Raytheon's Kevin Peppe, vice
president of Integrated Defense Systems' Seapower Capability
Systems business area. "The collaboration between industry and the
Navy has been outstanding, all moving forward with a common goal –
to bring this transformational ship class to life."
Recent milestones include:
- Successful Test Readiness Review of Total Ship Computing
Environment software, release 7. The 550,000 software lines of code
– developed, integrated, tested, and delivered – build on the TSCE
baseline of more than six million lines of code, and represent the
first formal delivery to the ship that includes the combat system
software as well as hull, mechanical, and electrical ship control
functionality.
- A production AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar successfully tracked
air targets for the first time at Wallops
Island, VA. The SPY-3 array, receiver/exciter and
signal/data processor were controlled by the combat system of the
Self Defense Test Ship, exercising various search and track modes,
including the new volume search. The radar tracked targets of
opportunity and displayed targets and data on the DDG 1000 Common
Display System.
- Completion of the third session of instructor-led ship control
systems training with members of the DDG 1000 pre-commissioning
crew in Bath, Maine. More than 55
sailors have been trained on ship control systems to date; 85
sailors have attended TSCE operations training. Crew training
continues, most recently with a session at Raytheon's Portsmouth, R.I. facility – in the company's
Ship Mission Center, a realistic replica of the crew's command
center.
Onsite at the shipyard, Raytheon's Ship Integration and Test
team of experts continue to support ongoing installation,
integration and test in-line with construction progress to meet
Hull Mechanical & Electrical milestones and prepare for ship
activation.
Since inception, Raytheon has delivered seven software releases
totaling more than 6.5M software lines of code and containing less
than 1 defect per 10,000 lines of code, well less than industry
standard. This is a testament to the design and development
approaches employed, which mitigate risks and mature technologies
through phased and incremental testing.
The first ship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), is now more
than 90 percent complete at the Bath Iron Works shipyard,
Bath, Maine, and is supported by
Raytheon's Ship Integration and Test team onsite for ongoing system
integration and testing. DDG 1001 and DDG 1002, also under
construction at Bath, are now 78
and 8 percent complete respectively.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of
$24
billion and 63,000 employees worldwide, is a
technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security
and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support
services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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