Raytheon Begins Deliveries of Zumwalt Mission System Production Equipment

(Tewksbury, Mass., February 2, 2009) -- Raytheon Company has delivered the first production equipment for the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer. The Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) planar array antenna assembly was delivered to the Navy on cost and ahead of schedule.

"The delivery of the first production equipment for Zumwalt is a critical milestone, demonstrating that with the right processes and commitment to budget and schedule requirements, major programs can be delivered on cost and on schedule," said Dan Smith, president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "As the program continues to transition from development to production, we remain focused on our primary goal -delivering unprecedented capabilities to the warfighter."


CEC brings tactical data fusion capability to the Zumwalt-class destroyer, integrating data from shipborne, airborne and land-based radars into a common, real-time picture for the warfighter. This capability allows all members of the network to simultaneously identify a threat, such as an approaching missile or aircraft, even if the target is out of range of an individual platform's sensors.

Leveraging this capability currently deployed on existing ships of the U.S. Navy fleet, the Zumwalt-variant planar array antenna assembly has more stringent shock requirements and a secondary radome to enhance the radar cross section to meet the multi-mission requirements of the ship class.

Source : Raytheon