The equipment
for the technology insertion hardware program, or TIH, represents
the latest generation of display, processor and network requirements
for combat control and sonar systems. The equipment will modernize
and upgrade systems currently installed on SSN 688i, SSBN, SSGN, Seawolf,
Virginia class and Royal Australian Navy Collins Class submarines.
The contract also provides for the installation of initial systems
for new Virginia class submarines.
TIH includes computer
processing and memory hardware; data storage and extraction hardware;
input/output interfaces for processing systems designed around commercially
available hardware and software; upgrade kits; electronic enclosures
and other submarine electronics equipment. TIH components consist
of commercial off-the-shelf workstations, processors, file servers
and other networking equipment.
“DRS
has a long history of providing the Navy with both commercial off-the-shelf
and custom combat systems. We look forward to bringing that experience
to bear on the TIH program,” said Roger Sexauer, president
of the DRS Maritime Combat Support Systems business group. “This
is another example that from stem-to-stern, DRS Technologies provides
a wide range of technologies and solutions to enhance combat readiness
and augment shipboard operations and functionality,” he
said.
The win moves
the company into a prime-contractor role with the Navy and also expands
DRS’s role as a major submarine combat systems supplier.
The work will
be performed by DRS’s Maritime Systems and Services - Laurel
Technologies business at its Johnstown, Pa., Burnsville, Mn., and
Manassas, Va facilities.
