Raytheon Anschütz Bidding for Royal Navy’s Fleet-Wide Radar Modernisation

Raytheon Anschütz (RA) is a German-based subsidiary of Raytheon, standing out with their long experience in designing and integrating navigation systems, with a record of more than 35,000 vessels using RA's navigation systems.

At stand #S9-230, RA present themselves as the selected navigation system integrator for the UK Royal Navy Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS). RA's capabilities are:

• Systems Integration: As one of the most experienced and capable navigation system integrators, RA is committed to design individually optimised, efficient systems solutions together with the respective customer to meet complex requirements and, at the same time, to reduce risk and non-recurring development cost. Systems integration includes integration of Government Furnished Equipment (GFX), as well as acceptance of a total system responsibility.
• Technology Base: RA's integrated solutions are based on state-of-the-art technologies. Featuring open data structure and contents of RA's Synapsis Integrated Navigation System, the company can offer integration of sensors and systems as required by the customer with the highest flexibility. Common/shared hardware platforms, service-oriented multifunctional displays and intelligent data distribution via lean and transparent LAN add efficiency, flexibility and customised performance to any of RA's solutions.

Recent References with global Navies include the supply and integration of Integrated Navigation Systems for the UK Royal Navy Type 45 and the design for the Type 26 Combat Ships, and the current German Navy K130 Corvettes and F125 Frigates programmes. For the Royal Canadian Navy RA has integrated Navigation Radars as part of the HALIFAX-class Frigate Modernisation programme.

Further UK references include the integration of steering controls and autopilot systems on the QUEEN ELIZABETH-class Aircraft Carriers, the integration of WECDIS aboard the Type 45 Destroyers to enhance INS capabilities, and an in-service support (ISS) solution for the Type 45 Destroyers, which is supported through RA's UK Office near Portsmouth Naval Base. RA is bidding for the Royal Navy’s Fleet-Wide Radar Modernisation programme and working with their partners in the bid to replace the fleet-wide platform gyros.