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InTop: Sorting out Ships’ Topside Mess

InTop: Sorting out Ships’ Topside Mess

by | Nov 11, 2013 | ATK, BAE, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, ECM, Electronics - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Protective Systems - Naval, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Thales, USA

USS Philippine Sea(click to view full) A quick look at almost any modern warship shows a bewildering array of gear on its mast and upper surfaces. These “topside apertures” serve an array of functions, from communications, to data transmission, to...