Naval Systems Integration
Integrated Combat Systems for Modern Naval Platforms
Integrate sophisticated combat systems, sensors, and networks on naval vessels. Our maritime IT solutions provide the digital backbone for frigates, destroyers, and submarines, enabling network-centric warfare capabilities across NATO fleets.
Naval System Integration Complexity
Modern warships are floating data centers. A single destroyer integrates hundreds of systems: radars, sonars, electronic warfare suites, weapons, communications, and navigation. These systems come from dozens of vendors using incompatible protocols and interfaces. Naval system integration transforms these disparate components into a unified combat system where sensor data flows seamlessly to weapons, intelligence is shared across task forces, and commanders maintain comprehensive situational awareness. Our integration expertise spans surface combatants, submarines, and amphibious platforms for NATO and allied navies worldwide.
Combat System Architecture
Combat system integration begins with robust network architecture. We implement dual-redundant tactical networks based on MIL-STD-1397 and emerging open architecture standards. The network supports real-time sensor fusion from radar, sonar, and electronic warfare systems, tactical data links including Link 16 and Link 22, weapons control for missiles, guns, and torpedoes, and integration with ship systems like propulsion and damage control. High availability design ensures combat capability even when systems are damaged in combat. Our architects have integrated combat systems on over 50 naval platforms in service worldwide.
Submarine Integration Challenges
Submarine combat systems present unique integration challenges. Space and power are extremely constrained, requiring compact, efficient solutions. Acoustic quieting requirements prohibit noisy cooling systems. Operation at depth demands pressure-resistant enclosures. Despite these constraints, modern submarines integrate sonar suites processing terabytes of data, periscope and mast sensors providing situational awareness, weapons control for torpedoes and missiles, and communications systems for connectivity when surfaced. We provide specialized submarine system integration meeting these demanding requirements while maintaining the stealth critical to submarine operations.
Test & Evaluation Support
Naval system integration requires extensive testing before operational deployment. We support all test phases including factory acceptance testing of individual subsystems, pierside integration testing once installed on the ship, harbor acceptance tests verifying basic functionality, and sea acceptance trials demonstrating performance underway. Our test engineers develop comprehensive test procedures, operate instrumentation capturing system behavior, and analyze results to identify integration issues before vessels enter operational service. This rigorous approach ensures combat systems perform reliably when needed.
Naval Integration Capabilities
- Combat system integration for surface ships
- Submarine combat system installation
- MIL-STD-1397 tactical network design
- Sensor fusion and data distribution
- Link 16/Link 22 integration for naval platforms
- Weapons control system implementation
- Pierside and sea trials support
- Lifecycle sustainment and modernization
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