LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Navy: System
built 241 days ago
In advancing the Navy toward joint battlespace integration, Raytheon will leverage the transformational technology advancements achieved as the mission systems integrator on the DD(X) and LPD ship programs. This will further support the application of common technologies and processes across multiple platforms in the fleet.
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The Open Data Model is a critical open architecture component of the General Dynamics LCS computing environment and is a key enabler that drives innovation and competition in the development of Navy combat systems. By using the Open Data Model, any company's products can be integrated into the General Dynamics LCS quickly and efficiently. This feature allows the General Dynamics LCS Core Mission System team to select from the best-available, most cost-effective capabilities that industry has to offer, both during the initial design and throughout the lifecycle of the system. This continuous competitive environment increases warfighting capability and decreases system cost while preventing any contractor from forcing a customer into proprietary systems that limit alternatives.
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This is the culmination of a DARPA's high efficiency distributed lighting (HEDLight) program -- the installations will be temporary and will allow DARPA and the Navy to evaluate the new lighting technology. Initially funded in 2003, HEDLight mandated development, based on Fiberstars' EFO®, of a highly efficient lighting system, which would decrease maintenance costs and increase reliability of shipboard lighting.
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