Upgrade SPY-6 for distributed operations
With first shipboard radar now running, Raytheon looks to upgrade SPY-6 for distributed operations
By Megan Eckstein Dec 28, 02:00 AM
Bryan Cavener, director of advanced technology at Raytheon Missiles and Defense, told Defense News;
“They could, for example, track an object together, communicating information to each other on what each radar ‘sees.’”
“One of the principal benefits of distributed sensing is the ability of forces in different parts of the battlespace to share their tactical data, creating a more complete picture across the force,” Cavener said. “NCR-enabled sensors will have a substantially improved collective capability to see through operational factors that might mask an adversary unit; where one ship might not see a contact, a ship in a different part of the battlespace might be well-[positioned] to track the contact and then share that information with the rest of the force.”
