Raytheon Advances Maturity of Zumwalt's Total Ship Computing Environment

Raytheon Company achieved another in a series of milestones for the Zumwalt-class destroyer program with the successful completion of the ship's Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE) software Release 5 critical design review.

Zumwalt's TSCE is a modern, open systems architecture that provides a scalable platform for cost-efficient delivery of new mission capability, while capitalizing on reuse of millions of lines of code from existing Navy programs.

The system delivers an unprecedented level of Mission Systems Integration and automation and is a primary driver for the 60 percent reduction in manning for the Zumwalt-class destroyer versus the requirement for today's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

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