Raytheon SSDS Category 3 On Line At Navy Test Facility

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Tewksbury MA - May 27, 2004
The US Navy Open Architecture initiative achieved a major milestone when Raytheon's Ship Self Defense Systems (SSDS) Category 3 software was operated in the Open Architecture Test Facility (OATF) May 12.

A team of engineers from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, successfully installed SSDS Critical Experiment Open Architecture software components.

This milestone was achieved over two days, clearly demonstrating the portability of SSDS application software and the larger benefits of compliance to Open Architecture Computing Environment (OACE) standards.

"SSDS is a cornerstone of the US Navy's surface combat systems and the key capability for open architecture environments," said Dan Smith, president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.

"The progress and teamwork from the Navy/Industry team have been first rate. Raytheon is committed to continued leadership in the Navy's open architecture transformation, including the DD(X) development work."

The OACE Category 3 standards were defined by the US Navy and industry to provide a mechanism for sharing application software components across a broad spectrum of naval warfighting. Prior to the successful installation of SSDS Category 3 software into the Navy's OATF, Raytheon completed a series of critical experiments associated with achieving OACE Category 3.

This initial phase included the migration of a subset of SSDS Mk 2 application software components and a demonstration of combat system track management functions and associated operator console operations.

"Industry and the Navy are partnering to lead the biggest challenge we've seen in years: the cross-enterprise vision of true systems engineering," said Rear Admiral Tom Bush, program executive officer for the US Navy's Integrated Warfare Systems.

"We are rapidly making gains in developing an open architecture, which will become an operating reality for the fleet and our next generation surface combatants."

The development and integration of Raytheon SSDS open architecture software was performed at Raytheon's Expeditionary Warfare Center in San Diego, Calif., while DD(X) is being developed by a National Team led by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.

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