Raytheon Aegis Program
Sr Principal QA Engineer Provide Mission Assurance and Quality leadership across the Aegis program and associated pursuits being executed. Raytheon is an Equal. Raytheon has received a $7.8 US Navy million contract to provide Signal Processor Alteration kits in support of the Aegis anti-ballistic missile system Modernization.
CRYSTAL CITY, Va., Jan. 15, 2013 // - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is observing a significant program milestone, its 40th year as the U.S.
Navy's provider of AN/SPY-1 radar transmitters and MK99 Fire Control Systems for the Navy's AEGIS weapon system. Both critical components of the weapon system, the AN/SPY-1 radar and MK99 perform the search, track and missile guidance functions for AEGIS, the shield of the U.S. The company's first engineering development contract for AN/SPY-1 was awarded in 1973. 'For four decades, Raytheon has partnered with the Navy on the AEGIS program, providing the reliable performance and world-class manufacturing expertise that help protect the U.S. And its allies,' said Kevin Peppe, vice president of Seapower Capability Systems for Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems business.
'As the world's leader in maritime integrated air and missile defense radars, Raytheon looks forward to continuing to support this program, advancing the legacy of AEGIS and providing our customer with the highest capability, best value solution.' Raytheon's AN/SPY-1 radar transmitter and MK99 Fire Control System have been in continuous production for 32 years as part of the Navy's AEGIS shipbuilding program, sustaining this critical system. Raytheon also provides performance-based logistics support, including spares and repairs, for AEGIS weapons systems, and the company manages system repairs in support of foreign military sales.
Most recently, Raytheon has begun development efforts to introduce the latest in solid-state technologies to further improve component performance, reliability and extended service life of these systems. Facts About Raytheon's AN/SPY-1 and MK99. First engineering development contract awarded in 1973. First production contract awarded in 1981.
108 ships equipped (17 international). 140 AN/SPY-1 systems delivered. 348 MK99 systems delivered.
The AN/SPY-1 and the MK99 are currently aboard the U.S. Navy's fleet of cruisers and destroyers, as well as Japanese Kongo-class destroyers, Spanish F-100-class frigates and South Korean KDX-111 King Sejong the Great-class destroyers.
The AN/SPY-1 radar will also be deployed onboard the Royal Australian Navy's future Air Warfare Destroyer; Raytheon Australia serves as the combat systems integrator for AWD. Raytheon's Radar Expertise Raytheon's working with large-scale, active phased-array radars spans the frequency spectrum, and dates back to the original Cobra Judy and Early Warning Radar programs - and continues today with the advanced Dual Band Radar, AN/TPY-2 and Cobra Judy Replacement programs. The company has a long heritage of developing and producing some of the world's most capable air and missile defense radars, dating back to the 1940s. To date, Raytheon has produced more than 1.8 million AESA (active electronically scanned array) T/R modules, the fundamental building block of modern solid-state AESA radars. The company has decades of experience working with adaptive beamforming technologies and is the industry leader in high-performance Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. About Raytheon Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25 billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 90 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 a broad range of mission support services.
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The motto in: Custos Custodum Ipsorum means 'Guard of the Guardians Themselves' in English The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System ( Aegis BMD or ABMD) is a program developed to provide against short to intermediate-range. It is part of the strategy. Aegis BMD (also known as Sea-Based Midcourse) is designed to intercept post-boost phase and prior to reentry. It enables to shoot down enemy by expanding the with the addition of the radar and technologies.
Aegis BMD-equipped vessels can transmit their target detection information to the system and, if needed, engage potential threats using the (SM-3) mid-course interceptors and the (SM-2 Block IV) or (SM-6) terminal-phase interceptors. Aegis BMD does not have the ability to intercept, although future versions may allow limited intercept capability.
The current system uses the Aegis Weapon System and the Standard missile. Notable subcontractors and technical experts include, (ATK), (JHU/APL), and the (Lincoln Lab). Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Pearl Harbor-based Aegis cruiser.
November 17, 2005 The current effort to deploy Aegis ballistic missile defense (ABMD) was begun during the mid-1980s as part of President 's (SDI). The SDI plan was initially for a space-based system. However, due to technological constraints, the system was transformed into a surface-based system known as the (LEAP). The original testing of the LEAP was done as part of the Army LEAP program. Later, SDIO worked with the Navy to test the LEAP on the missile. The Terrier LEAP demonstration program lasted from 1991 into 1995 and consisted of four flight tests. Two of these were intercept tests in early 1995; both failed to intercept—the first had a software error in the second-stage booster, the second had a squib (pyrotechnic switch to connect power) in the kinetic kill vehicle that was mounted backwards and failed to fire.
Program history and development During the late 1990s, the U.S. Navy was tasked to provide a weapon system for exploratory testing of LEAP. This phase was designated the Aegis LEAP Intercept (ALI) program. The program was for two successful intercepts in five attempts. On June 13, 2002, the second successful ALI intercept occurred during the FM-3 flight test mission. Initial Aegis BMD success may have contributed to President 's decision to deploy an emergency ballistic missile capability by late 2004.
Upon the completion of the ALI program, Aegis BMD was transitioned to the production phase. The first Block I production was delivered in October 2004, and the Aegis 3.0 update was delivered in 2005. This system was given major new importance by President Obama in September 2009, when he announced plans to scrap the plans for a, in favor of missile defense systems located on U.S. Navy warships. On 18 September 2009, Russian Prime Minister welcomed Obama's plans for missile defense which may include stationing American Aegis armed warships in the Black Sea, as these are likely to be less effective against Russia's missile attacks.
In 2009 several ships were fitted with SM-3 missiles to serve this function, which complements the already deployed by American units. Warships of Japan and Australia also have been given weapons and technology to enable them to participate as well. Current Aegis BMD hardware includes the SM-3 Block-1a missile and other improvements to the Aegis Weapons System. Future development of the Aegis BMD system includes Launch on Remote capability, upgraded SM-3 avionics and hardware, and an upgraded Aegis Weapon System.
In 2012 Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense will merge with and deliver the benefits of both platforms. The Launch on Remote capability involves the use of off-board sensors, such as the to provide a targeting solution for a SM-3 launch. The variations of the Aegis BMD system currently in service are the 3.6.1 version and the 4.0.1 version. The MDA and the US Navy plan to deploy more advanced versions, such as the 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2, in the future. The improved versions will be equipped with advanced processors and software, as well as upgraded variants of the SM-3 interceptor missile. BMD capable ships can have their BMD capabilities upgraded from earlier versions to later versions. Aegis Ashore.
Aegis Ashore deckhouse A land-based component, Aegis Ashore, also is being developed ( pictured). The first site to be declared operational was in Romania in 2016. This consists of equipment commonly used by the Navy being deployed in land-based facilities. This includes and a battery of Standard Missile-3s.
The plans call for two sites: the first in Romania at that was opened in May 2015 and the second in Poland in 2018. In 2020, both will get the latest versions of the Aegis BMD software and the latest version of the SM-3. Some radar facilities will be placed in Turkey at a future date. On 21 May 2014, U.S. DOD headlined, 'Standard Missile Completes First Test Launch from Aegis Ashore Test Site,' and reported that: 'The Missile Defense Agency, the U.S.
Navy, and sailors at the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex and Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), successfully conducted the first flight test involving components of the Aegis Ashore system. During the test, a simulated ballistic missile target was acquired, tracked, and engaged by the Aegis Weapon System. At approximately 7:35 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time, May 20 (1:35 a.m. EDT, May 21), the Aegis Weapon System fired a Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB guided missile from the Vertical Launch System.
Several fire control and engagement functions were exercised during the test. A live target missile launch was not planned for this flight test.' On 19 December 2017, the approved a plan to purchase two Aegis Ashore systems to increase ’s self defence capability against, using missiles, and also could work with interceptors capable of shooting down cruise missiles. SM-3 and SM-2 Block IV interceptors. Main articles:, and The Aegis BMD uses the mid-course interceptors and the (SM-2ER Block IV) terminal-phase interceptors developed by Raytheon. The Standard Missile 3 is a development of the SM2ER Block IV, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles above the atmosphere (i.e., exo-atmospheric intercept) during the midcourse phase of a hostile ballistic missile's flight.
The missile is launched from the MK 41 vertical launching system (VLS) of the warships. It receives in-flight target updates from the ship. The kinetic warhead (KW) is designed to destroy a ballistic missile's warhead with more than 130 megajoules of kinetic energy by colliding with it. The existing SM-3 Block IA version will be upgraded to SM-3 Block IB, SM-3 Block IIA and SM-3 Block IIB to counter future ballistic missile threats. The SM-2 Block IV can engage the ballistic missiles within the atmosphere (i.e., endoatmospheric intercept) in the terminal phase of a missile's trajectory.
The missile carries a blast fragmentation warhead. The SM-2ER Block IV was further developed in a new extended range (Standard Missile 6), which adds an seeker.
Deployment The U.S., Japan, and Romania have deployed the land based Aegis BMD. In 2018, Aegis Ashore will also be installed in Poland.
Navy Aegis BMD Vessels As of May 2014, there are 5 and 25 equipped with BMD in the U.S. Of the 30 ships, 16 are assigned to the Pacific Fleet and 14 to the Atlantic Fleet. Under MDA and Navy plans, the number of BMD-capable Navy Aegis ships is scheduled to grow from 33 at the end of FY2014 to 43 at the end of FY2019. The Navy’s FY2015 30-year (FY2015-FY2043) shipbuilding plan projects that the total number of Aegis cruisers and destroyers will be between 80 and 97 during the 30-year period. Japanese deployment The has equipped three vessels for LRST and engagement:, and in 2010 the. Japan's foreign minister, and South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, agreed that early April 5, 2009, launch of the North Korean Unha-2 satellite violated UN resolutions 1695 and 1718 of July 2006.
Japan's cabinet examined approval of a JMSDF AEGIS BMD engagement in the event of a failure of the Taepondong launch. The Japanese government also noted that it could bypass cabinet for an interception under Article 82, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the Self-Defence Forces law. In total, 5 AEGIS destroyers were deployed at that time. The intercept-capability was a 2-tiered use of SM-3's in the boost phase and Patriot PAC-3's in the event of re-entry in Japanese airspace during a potential failure. Supplemental to capability the Japanese system incorporates an airborne component.
Together discrimination between platform tests and satellite launches is possible by analyzing the angle of ascent. Political debate Tom Laliberty of Raytheon said that President was forced to shift from a land based missile defense system to a sea based one because of the difficulties of coordinating with partner nations. There is discussion about the effectiveness of this plan.
Some critics say it is not as effective as a ground-based defense since the most advanced Standard missiles lack even half the range to hit and even arcing overhead. Also, the U.S.
Defense Department has said it would be just one component of a wider defense which might also include ground-based facilities. There are some reports that SPY-1 radar systems onboard some individual warships are not being maintained properly.
A Navy panel headed by retired Vice Adm. Phillip Balisle has asserted that since the late 1990s there has been an over-emphasis on saving money, including cuts in crews and streamlined training and maintenance, which has led to a drastic decline in readiness, and has left Aegis combat systems in low state of readiness. And in spite of a reduction in the objective for the number of Aegis armed warships to field, the U.S. Navy will still fall short of this reduced objective under the fiscal year for 2012 shipbuilding plan for the next 30 years. International reaction Russia believes that the system is 'fueling a new arms race', and is constructed 'on ridiculous fabricated pretexts' of protection against non-existent threats of the so-called., the Deputy Prime Minister of the, said that the country would 'react in the sharpest manner' to any American ships armed with the system found near their shores. Other capabilities. Accessed on 04 April 2013.
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