The Test Ship and its location at NSWC PHD has proven beneficial to the Navy for a number of reasons.
The combat/weapon system and navigation control is performed from the Surface Warfare Engineering Facility (SWEF) at NSWC PHD. Targets can fly attack profiles in a realistic at sea environment without risk to personnel.
This capability allows for the conduct of very close in engagements by self defense weapons systems of real-world targets. The Test Ship implements radio frequency connectivity coupled with fiber optic technology to provide remote controlled combat system and ship navigation capabilities to support a variety of unmanned test events. Test Ship operations are conducted from facilities at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme (NSWC PHD) and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at Point Mugu within the Sea Test Range. The Test Ship provides the Navy with an at-sea weapons test and evaluation platform that can be manned when appropriate and, by design, has the unique capability of being operated in remote control to support live-fire test operations to fully evaluate the complete detect-control-engage sequence. In-Service Engineering agent (ISEA) investigations
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