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AN/SQQ-89(V) Undersea Warfare / Anti-Submarine Warfare Combat System | | | Description
The AN/SQQ-89(V) Anti-Submarine Warfare / Undersea Warfare Combat System (ASWCS / USWCS) provides surface warships with a seamlessly integrated undersea/anti-submarine warfare detection, localization, classification and targeting capability. The system presents an integrated picture of the tactical situation by receiving, combining and processing active and passive sensor data from a hull-mounted array, towed array and sonobuoys. The AN/SQQ-89(V) is integrated with the Aegis combat system and provides a full range of Undersea Warfare (USW) functions including active and passive sensors, underwater fire control, on board trainer and highly-evolved display subsystem. The system has been deployed on the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) class frigates, Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyers, and Ticonderoga (CG 47) class cruisers. Further, it is the technological foundation for the AN/SQQ-90 aboard DDG 1000 and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Mission Package.
The AN/SQQ-89A(V) USWCS is composed of a hull-mounted sonar (SQS-53 series), wideband omni-directional receivers supporting acoustic intercept,
Towed Array Sonar (AN/SQR-19 or Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA)), and integrates with the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS MK III and Block II Upgrade) helicopter for sonobuoy signal processing. The AN/SQQ-89(V) integrated USW Combat System suite is the most advanced ASW system in the world today, and gives the U.S. Navy the best equipped anti-submarine warfare platforms in the world today.
The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 program is the newest variant to system which will be back fit to upgrade installed USW systems on cruisers and destroyers. The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 system was developed using a best of breed build-test-build process, ensuring cost effectiveness through commonality. The system incorporates the new MFTA integrated with an Acoustic Intercept capability. It greatly expands sensor performance using Open Architecture Level 3 Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) processing. The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 also incorporates expanded active processing capability with the integration of Echo Tracker Classifier (ETC) for both the hull sensor and MFTA for below layer detection capability.
From the forward fit perspective, the AN/SQQ-89(V)15 EC204 and EC216 are installed in new construction DDG 51 Flight IIA class ships beginning with DDG 105. Like previous DDG 51 Flight IIA AN/SQQ-89 variants, the AN/SQQ-89(V)15 with EC204/216 does not support towed array signal processing as the towed array installations will not occur until Post Shakedown Availability or later.
The Scaled Improved Sonar System (SIPS) takes selected functions from the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 development system and adds them, as an adjunct system, to legacy AN/SQQ-89(V) systems providing the most current ASW performance today while A(V)15 raps up production.
| | | Background
The AN/SQQ-89(V) series is the first integrated surface ship (ASW) combat system. It has a continuing development program, the objective of which is to incrementally modernize the existing systems by providing contact fusion capabilities, improved data processing and classification performance, as well as an open system architecture. The open system architecture developed into the AN/SQQ-89(V) enables further affordable performance growth to meet Fleet requirements. Additional improvements under development will provide a fully integrated AN/SQQ-89(V) ASW Combat System with improved performance in the shallow, littoral environment. | | | Point Of Contact
Office of Corporate Communication (SEA 00D)
Naval Sea Systems Command
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376
| | | | Last Update: 18 November 2011 | | |
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