TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Raytheon announced its U.S. Navy Zumwalt-class destroyer software technology development has advanced following a successful software specifications review.
U.S. company Raytheon said Thursday the specifications review of the Total Ship Computing Environment being developed by the company's spiral methodology, was a success marking a milestone for the software, which officials say enables a 60 percent reduction in Zumwalt-class destroyer manning requirements.
Raytheon says its TSCE release six software provides the Zumwalt-class destroyers with a next-generation Mission Systems Integration and automation.
"The success of our spiral development methodology for this program continues, ensuring that systems are validated as mature before progressing to full development," Bill Marcley, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Total Ship Mission Systems vice president, said in a statement.
"With this review, all of the Zumwalt software requirements are complete, more than 80 percent of software coding is complete and the program remains within budget and on schedule."
