General Dynamics received a $20 million contract modification from the
U.S. Navy to continue modernizing the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Control System
(WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build software for
U. S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines. The AN/BYG-1 software
analyzes and tracks submarine and surface-ship contact information,
providing tactical, situational awareness for submarine crews including
the capability to target and employ torpedoes and missiles. |
“The
AN/BYG-1 software program is an exceptionally cost-effective way for
the Navy to quickly update and add capabilities to submarine weapon
systems,” said Carlo Zaffanella, vice president and general manager
of Maritime and Strategic Systems for General Dynamics Mission Systems.
“Many of the system updates and capability improvements are the
direct result of feedback from sailors and their commanders who work
with the systems every day.”
First awarded to General Dynamics in 2009, the AN/BYG-1 software system
uses commercial off-the-shelf hardware in an open-architecture computing
environment ensuring that the submarine combat control systems are consistently
maintained and updated with the latest technology advancements. The
Navy's Los Angeles, Seawolf, Virginia and SSGN-class submarines and
the Royal Australian Navy's Collins-class submarines use the AN/BYG-1
software and hardware.
Work on the AN/BYG-1 software system will take place at the General
Dynamics facility in Pittsfield, Mass. |
