UNDERSEA WARFARE
TRACKING/TRAINING RANGE (UTR)
Beginning in the 1960s, L3Harris has successfully
designed, manufactured and installed a majority of SUPPORTING UNDERSEA
the current operational in-water fixed and portable DEFENSE
undersea tracking/training range systems for the U.S. > Fleet tactical training and
and allied navies. development
> ASW training and tactics
development
Working in partnership with the U.S. and international navies, L3Harris > Weapon and combat system
has constructed the largest fixed UTRs installed over the last five research, development,
decades. We can accommodate and install hundreds of specialized test, evaluation and system
nodes (fixed and portable) engineered to meet the specific needs of performance
our customers. Our products have demonstrated successful system > Facilitates individual joint or allied
provision with a more than 20-year operational life in a variety of force exercises
environments and ocean depths. The team at L3Harris has worldwide > Maintains readiness during forward
program, design, marine installation and operations experience. deployments
UNDERSEA WARFARE TEST AND
TRAINING RANGES
> Undersea test and training range
provider for 5-eyes navies and
space telemetry systems
> Real-time 3D tracking and playback
of red-blue mission exercise,
FIXED RANGES PORTABLE RANGES acoustic measurements of
underwater weapon system and
Fixed ranges are permanently installed/ Portable ranges typically consist of battery ballistic missile defense and launch
fixed in a planned location. The range operated, bottom-moored beacons. These vehicle missile tracking
sensors cover a set geographic area of beacons are temporarily installed in a
the ocean and are connected to a shore location for a finite operation life of a few > Bi-directional and modular
operational center by subsea cables. weeks to a few months, limited mainly by communications across wide-band
battery life. acoustic channels
> Demonstrated more than 20-year life
> Acoustic test ranges for static and
> Easily transported, readily deployed and
> Bi-directional nodes allows voice and dynamic characterization
recovered (re-usable)
telemetry communications
> Nuclear explosion detection
> Scalable
> 3D location of multiple assets in sensors in support of United
real-time > In-situ testing and training Nations nuclear test ban treaty
> Full ocean depth > Intelligent transponder
> Uses cable from all major suppliers > MK-84 based ping processing
> Expandable and flexible > Employs digital spread spectrum
signaling
> Cable ship or vessel of opportunity
installation > Tracks multiple targets
> Real-time operator feedback
> Operates for extended durations
PORTABLE RANGE
FIXED RANGE
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