parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is important
that you, as a modern Fire Controlman, understand the
basic concepts of the sensors used on your ship and
other ships in the Navy. These sensors play a key part
in accomplishing the ship’s mission. As sensor
technology improves, the Fire Controlman of the
future will be expected to have a broader spectrum of
knowledge and experience in order to keep our Navy
on the cutting edge of naval warfare.
1-22
Designator
Type
Ship Class
Range
Weapon/Function
Related FC
System
OTHER
CIWS (Close-In
Weapon System)
Combined (search
and track),
pulse-doppler
ALL
5 NM
Search 1 NM
track
Anti-ship missile
and air defense
None
HF Surface Wave
FM CW
LSD
6-12 NM
Anti-ship missiles
Sea Skimmer
missile
Detection/Air (This
radar is still in
development)
Mk 23 TAS
(Target Acquistion
System)
Air search, CW,
tracker/illuminator
DD (Spruance),
CV/CVN, LCC, LHD,
LHA, LPD 17
20 NM
SEASPARROW
missiles
Part of Mk 91
FCS/Mk 95 Radar
SPY 1 Series
Multi-function,
phased array
D for DDG (Arleigh
Burke), D for
CG (Ticonderoga)
>100 NM
SM-2 missiles;
search, track, and
missile guidance,
Mk 45 LWG
AEGIS, Mk 34
GWS, Mk 86 GFCS,
Mk 99 FCS
SSDS Mk 1 (Ship
Self-Defense
System)
Integrated use of
multiple ship sensors
FFG, LHD, LSD,
LPD 17, AOE 6
Range as per
each sensor
CIWS/RAM, SLQ
32, SPS 49,
SEASPARROW
missiles
Mk 2 replaces
NATO
SEASPARROW
with ESSM
(Evolved
SEASPARROW
missile)
OPTRONICS SYSYEMS
Optical Sighting
System (OSS) or
Remote Optical
Sighting System
(ROS)
Sensor/View finder
Arleigh Burke (DDG),
Ticonderoga (CG)
20 km
surface, 10
km air
Mk 45 LWG
MK 34 GWS, MK
86 GFCS
FLIR (Forward
Looking Infra-
red)
Sensor
All ships upgraded to
Block 1B
Surface/Air
Mk 15 Mods 11-14
CIWS Block 1 B
TISS (Thermal
Imaging Sensor
System)
Sensor
Arleigh Burke (DDG),
Ticonderoga (CG),
AOE-6, CV/CVN,
LPD-17, LSD-41,
LHD/LKA, DDG 993,
DD 963
55 kyd/air,
45 kyd
surface
Mk 31 RAM
(Rolling Airframe
Missile), CIWS,
SSDS
AEGIS, Mk 86
GFCS
Table 1-2.—Radar Systems in the U.S. Navy—Continued
