Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS)
Mk 36 Decoy Launching System (DLS)
SSDS options range from use as a tactical decision
aid (up to the point of recommending when to engage
with specific systems) to use as an automatic weapon
system. SSDS will correlate target detections from
individual radars, the electronic support measures
(ESM) system, and the identification-friend or foe
(IFF) system, combining these to build composite
tracks on targets while identifying and prioritizing
threats. Similarly, SSDS will expedite the assignment
of weapons for threat engagement. It will provide a
“recommend engage” display for operators or, if in
automatic mode, will fire the weapons, transmit ECM,
deploy chaff or a decoy, or provide some combination
of these.
Q2.
What classes of ship use the AN/SPY-1 radar
system?
Q3.
In the Mk 99 MFCS, the terminal guidance phase
of a SM-2 missile is controlled by what
illuminating radar?
Q4.
Name the three modes of operation of the
AN/SPQ-9 radar?
Q5.
The NATO SEASPARROW missile is controlled
by what fire control system?
Q6.
What class of ship uses the Combined Antenna
S y s t e m ( C A S ) a n d t h e S e p a ra t e Ta rge t
Illumination Radar (STIR)?
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FIBER-OPTIC LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
ECM
QRCC
SSDS
CONTROL
DETECT
ENGAGE
SSDS AUTOMATES THE DETECT TO ENGAGE SEQUENCE
Figure 2-18. —Ship Self-Defense System.
