By: Wording OD
The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) has
passed its acceptance trials, the ship's electronics developer Raytheon
announced Friday. Raytheon is the prime
mission-systems equipment integrator for the Zumwalt-class destroyer program. Key ship capabilities, including
the Raytheon-developed comprehensive Total Ship Computing Environments, were
tested as part of the trials, the company said in a statement. Systems performed well throughout
two periods at sea, culminating in the ship's acceptance by the Navy's Board of
Inspection and Survey.
While underway for the builder's
trial, the onboard Raytheon team also conducted 20 hours of training with
members of the pre-commissioning crew. "We're seeing the years of
design, development and testing come to life," Raytheon's DDG 1000 program
ship integration and test director Pat O'Kane said. In addition to the Total Ship
Computing Environment operating well, the engineering control systems,
integrated bridge, navigation and electro-optic surveillance systems also
performed well in trials.
The ship will sail to Baltimore for
its commissioning in October, Raytheon said, and will then head to its home
port in San Diego for mission systems activation commencement. The Total Ship Computing
Environment is a single, encrypted network that controls all shipboard
computing applications, from the ship's lights to its radars and weapons
systems, Raytheon said. The ship also features electronic
modular enclosures, integrated undersea warfare systems and a MK57 vertical
launching system. The next ship in the class, the USS
Michael Monsoor, will be christened Saturday at Bath Iron Works in Maine,
Raytheon said.
SOURCE: spacewar.com
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