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Home» News»Raytheon Systems complete 1st dual-target test of Ford-class combat system
Gerald R. Ford arrives at NS Norfolk after seven days of builders trials in April 2017. US Navy file picture.

Raytheon Systems complete 1st dual-target test of Ford-class combat system

Raytheon and the U.S. Navy completed the final developmental test of the latest generation of the Ship Self Defense System, or SSDS, Integrated Combat System for the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aircraft carrier.

Xavier Vavasseur 04 Jun 2019

The test was conducted off the coast of California from the Navy’s unmanned Self Defense Test Ship simulating a scenario CVN 78 may encounter once deployed.

During the raid scenario exercise, two anti-ship missile surrogate targets were located, classified, tracked and engaged using the SSDS Integrated Combat System adapted for CVN 78.

View of the Ship Self Defense System ICS aboard CVN 78. Raytheon picture.

“This successful dual-target test demonstrates the maturity of the Ship Self Defense System ICS and paves the way for operational testing to begin. SSDS is a critical capability that enables CVN 78 to defend herself and her crew against current and emerging threats.”



Mike Fabel, Raytheon’s SSDS program manager

The Raytheon Ship Self-Defense System ICS includes:

  • Dual Band Radar: This technology searched for, located and tracked the targets. DBR then provided uplink and radar illumination to the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile to (ESSM) support missile guidance.
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability, or CEC: The capability validated and processed the Dual Band Radar data for SSDS. CEC is responsible for providing a single, integrated air picture by fusing data from multiple sensors to improve track accuracy.
  • Ship Self Defense System: SSDS processed the CEC data, classified the targets, determined the appropriate engagement ranges, passed launch commands to the interceptor missiles, and scheduled Dual Band Radar support for the engagements.
  • ESSM and Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM): Successfully engaged and defeated both targets using live and simulated interceptors.
ESSM test from the Self Defense Test Ship

About SSDS

Proven and deployed, SSDS is an open, distributed combat management system in service on US carriers and amphibious ships, including CVN, LSD, LPD, LHA and LHD classes. SSDS MK 2 is the premier self-defense system for the U.S. Navy. SSDS is integrated withRaytheon’s Cooperative Engagement Capability for the seamless extraction and distribution of sensor-derived information. This furtherenhances each ship’s anti-air warfare capability through sharing of available data to all participating CEC units, improving situational awareness, increasing range, and enabling cooperative, multiple, or layered engagement strategies.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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