NARRAGANSETT BAY SHALLOW WATER TEST FACILITY RANGE, R.I.,Oct. 24, 2008
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the Naval
Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, demonstrated an unmanned
aircraft system capability for submerged submarines Sept. 10.
The program, called Submarine Over the Horizon Organic Capabilities,
simulated the submarine launch of a specialized UAS for collection of
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information in a complex
littoral environment.
"SOTHOC provides submerged submarines with the ability to use unmanned
aircraft systems and will increase commanders' situational awareness and
provide clarity to a fogged battlespace picture," said Ken Pedersen,
Raytheon Missile Systems' vice president of Advanced Programs. "In future
demonstrations, we will deploy a UAS from an actual submerged submarine and
evaluate its performance in the maritime interdiction mission."
During the demonstration, two submerged launch vehicles were deployed
over the side of a surface ship. The vehicles descended to 80 feet,
reverted to positive buoyancy, floated to the surface, stabilized in
variable sea states, aligned into the wind, and then launched an inert
representative UAS at precise orientation and velocity.
"The SOTHOC program is a government-industry partnership that
complements organizational strengths to develop, integrate and test a
capability that will provide a significant increase in warfighter
performance," said Mark A. Rodrigues, department head, Naval Undersea
Warfare Center, Division Newport, Platform Payload Integration Department.
"This capability will be a keystone for real-time situational awareness at
significantly increased ranges."
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
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. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
John Nelson
520.794.7810 - office
520.664.8560 - mobile
John_H_Nelson@raytheon.com
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