Towed Array Systems
Towed Array Systems
Towed Array Systems
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<strong>Towed</strong> <strong>Array</strong> <strong>Systems</strong><br />
The U.S. Navy’s Finest <strong>Towed</strong> <strong>Array</strong>s for Over 30 Years<br />
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The TB-29 series array represents<br />
the cutting edge in submarine thin line<br />
towed arrays.<br />
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TB-29/BQ<br />
<strong>Towed</strong> <strong>Array</strong><br />
The TB-29 series array<br />
represents the cutting edge in submarine<br />
thin line towed arrays. It is intended<br />
for use with the AN/BQQ-5(E) sonar<br />
system and the AN/BSY-1 and BSY-2<br />
submarine combat systems. Its increased<br />
length over earlier arrays allows the<br />
TB-29 series array to provide superior<br />
detection, classification, and localization<br />
performance.<br />
The technology for the<br />
TB-29 series array is mature: full-scale<br />
engineering development testing is<br />
complete and limited rate initial<br />
production is underway.<br />
Production and reliability of<br />
the TB-29 series array benefit greatly from the new, state-ofthe-art<br />
towed array facility that Lockheed Martin has established<br />
in Syracuse, New York.<br />
This world-class facility offers:<br />
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• The only industrial, Navy-certified, heading sensor calibration<br />
facility in the world along with a Navy-certified acoustic<br />
calibration facility.<br />
• A fully automated module “hose and fill” facility that<br />
simultaneously installs electronics and fills array modules<br />
with oil.<br />
The TB-29 series<br />
array provides<br />
the fleet with longrange<br />
detection,<br />
enhanced target<br />
classification ability,<br />
and improved<br />
localization, while<br />
allowing our<br />
submarines to<br />
operate with<br />
increased tactical<br />
speed.<br />
• A non-invasive X-ray inspection of all array electronics<br />
placements.<br />
• A battery of automated test equipment and recording<br />
procedures.<br />
The TB-29 series array, produced at Lockheed Martin<br />
Ocean <strong>Systems</strong> Center of Excellence, is ready today to provide<br />
our submariners with the tactical advantages they need to<br />
meet the threats of the next century.
TB-16/BQ<br />
<strong>Towed</strong> <strong>Array</strong><br />
Lockheed Martin participated<br />
in the development of the<br />
TB-16 series of “towed bodies”<br />
in the early 1970s and began<br />
production of TB-16 towed<br />
arrays in 1975. Since then,<br />
more than 300 arrays have<br />
been delivered to the<br />
U.S. Navy.<br />
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Starboard elongated “bump” contains the<br />
TB-16/BQ towed array.<br />
TB-16 arrays have been installed on SSN 637,<br />
SSN 688, Seawolf and Trident class submarines. The TB-16<br />
is known as a “fat-line” array due to its more than three-inch<br />
diameter. When stowed, it is housed in a tube that runs fore<br />
and aft along the ship’s hull. The tube is visible as an elongated<br />
“bump” when the submarine is on the surface.<br />
Throughout the long service life of the TB-16,<br />
Lockheed Martin has initiated several improvement programs<br />
for the array. One such program was the TB-16B, which greatly<br />
reduced the self-noise of the array. This version has been in<br />
production since 1987. A digital version of the array, the<br />
TB-16D, has also been delivered to the fleet. It is designed<br />
to be compatible with the AN/BQQ-5D sonar system and<br />
the AN/BSY-1 and AN/BSY-2 combat control systems. In<br />
December 1989, Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract<br />
for the production of 69 TB-16E systems. In March 2003,<br />
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for the production<br />
of TB-16G systems.
<strong>Towed</strong><br />
<strong>Array</strong><br />
<strong>Systems</strong><br />
Producer<br />
of 70%<br />
of the<br />
U.S.<br />
Navy’s<br />
<strong>Towed</strong><br />
<strong>Array</strong>s<br />
Surface<br />
Platforms<br />
U.S. Navy International<br />
• DD 963<br />
• FF 1052 (FMS)<br />
• CG 47<br />
• FFH 330 (Canada)<br />
• FFG 7<br />
• DDH 265 (Canada)<br />
• DDG 51 •F 81(Spain)<br />
<strong>Systems</strong> (Quantity)<br />
Surveillance<br />
U.S. Navy/International<br />
• FF 1040<br />
• TAGOS 330 (Canada)<br />
• AOS 5201 (Japan)<br />
Submarine<br />
U.S. Navy<br />
• SSBN 726 • SSN 688<br />
• SSN 594 • SSN 21<br />
• SSN 637<br />
• AN/SQR-18A (39)<br />
• AN/SQR-19 (125)<br />
• AN/SLR-24 (3)<br />
• OK-410/SQR (40)<br />
• RMES (9 Lines)<br />
• AN/SQR-14 (3)<br />
• AN/SQR-15 (6)<br />
• SURTASS (16)<br />
• STASS (40)<br />
• TB-16 (131)<br />
• TB-16A (56)<br />
• TB-16B (45)<br />
• TB-16D (30)<br />
• TB-16E (65)<br />
• TB-16G (TBD)<br />
• TB-29 (10)<br />
• TB-29A (TBD)<br />
• OA-9070/BQ (50)<br />
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Lockheed Martin towed<br />
arrays have sailed on<br />
every U.S. Navy ship class<br />
equipped with towed sonar<br />
and on the ships of several<br />
foreign nations.<br />
Lockheed Martin<br />
Ocean <strong>Systems</strong><br />
Center of Excellence<br />
Lockheed Martin’s towed array<br />
production and refurbishment<br />
activities will be completed in<br />
a new, dedicated, 220,000 square<br />
foot, world-class facility, which<br />
includes a complete life-cycle<br />
support depot.<br />
• <strong>Towed</strong> array programs are based in Syracuse, NY,<br />
and have been designated an Ocean <strong>Systems</strong> Center<br />
of Excellence for Navy programs.<br />
• Provides single source customer service — from design<br />
concept through fleet support.<br />
• Investment in new 220,000 square foot world-class<br />
facility for towed array programs demonstrates corporate<br />
commitment.
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All Rights Reserved<br />
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