Underlying concepts
ACQUISITION STRATEGY SUMMARY
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| 1.3 ACQUISITION STRATEGY SUMMARY To achieve the objective of affordable interoperability, sound acquisition strategies and a common radio room plan must be used. The overall strategy for installing a common radio room throughout the submarine fleet will be accomplished by soliciting early participation from industry and by performing class–specific installations. Technical concepts will be demonstrated and evaluated through a series of prototype SCSS installations prior to 2022/12/29 08:58 SECTION 1 UNDERLYING CONCEPTS https://man.fas.org/dod-101/navy/docs/scmp/part01.htm 2/8 selection of a specific implementation for full production and introduction into the fleet. Installations supporting these evaluations will be coordinated with the Type Commanders (TYCOMs) such that the submarine evaluating prototype equipment will receive a comprehensive package of all upgrades. This coordination of prototype installations will allow a synergistic evaluation of the prototype systems operating together on a dedicated submarine, and will also reduce test and evaluation costs. Starting with LOS ANGELES class submarines, a hybrid-design SCSS will be provided in which new communication systems such as Extremely High Frequency (EHF), Miniaturized Demand Assigned Multiple Access (Mini-DAMA), and a Baseband System (BBS) will be installed to complement existing communication systems. This hybrid SCSS will be developed in phases: (1) Submarine Message Buffer (SMB) Phase (FY94 – FY96); (2) BBS Phase (FY97 – FY98); and (3) Submarine Automated Radio Room (SARR) Phase (FY99+). These phases are described in greater detail in Section 3. Installations will be coordinated through the TYCOMs, scheduling major ship and operational alterations (SHIPALTs and OPALTs) (e.g., EHF, BBS or Mini-DAMA) concurrently to minimize cost and the need to repeatedly disrupt the radio room and operating schedule of the submarine. Due to the high cost of integrating new systems into the existing TRIDENT radio room, the plan will “freeze” the radio room at revision 5.3.1 until FY01, with the exception of EHF installations and the requirement for multiple high data rate (HIDAR) receivers to be installed prior to January 2000. The potential for installation of DAMA capability prior to the planned FY01 SCSS block upgrade for TRIDENT is being assessed. After FY01, newer communication systems will be “packaged” so that a group of communication equipment such as EHF, Mini-DAMA, Submarine Low Frequency/Very Low Frequency (LF/VLF) VMEbus Receiver (SLVR), Antenna Distribution System (ADS), and BBS can be installed during one installation period. For the SEAWOLF class, modernized communication equipment and capabilities will be installed following Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) periods. Finally, the New Attack Submarine (NSSN) class will receive its variant of the SCSS/Exterior Communications System (ECS) during the new construction period via a “turn-key” installation strategy. The SCSS ECS implementation strategy for each submarine class is described in Section 5 (Sections 5.2 - 5.4). Download 164.45 Kb. Share with your friends:
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