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The scope of on-board systems covers X-/ and S-Band
radars with high-performance detection capabilities. The radars have
been enhanced with advanced features in accordance with the Canadian
customer requirements, including:
• new radiation control and pulse blanker interfaces
• interfaces with the ship’s new command and control system,
• the navigation distribution system,
• and the Canadian Navy’s electronic chart system
Radars were also supplied to the land-based test and support facility
at the MATTS in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At the facility, Raytheon Anschütz
and Canadian-based Virtual Marine Technologies have built dedicated
simulator equipment to connect to these radars.
Raytheon Anschütz was selected by the prime contractor, Lockheed
Martin Canada, in 2009. As part of the contract, Raytheon Anschutz will
utilize service engineers from Canadian companies on the East and West
Coast to carry out training, setting to work, and support services throughout
the life of the Halifax-class.
Commissioned between 1992 and 1996, the Halifax-class is currently undergoing
a planned mid-life modernization that includes a new Combat Management
System, new radar capability, a new electronic warfare system, upgraded
communications and missiles, as well as a new Integrated Platform Management
System.
The Halifax-class
modernization/frigate equipment life extension (HCM/FELEX) is a $4.3
billion program to upgrade and enhance the existing fleet. The program
has remained on budget and is scheduled to be completed by 2018.
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