VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. –
When a legacy Command Control Group (CCG) console for the Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) became obsolete last year, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Strategic and Computing Systems Division SSDS Hardware Design Team had to quickly shift gears to redesign a new CCG.
SSDS uses CCG in all of its platforms, whether aircraft carriers or amphibious assault ships, and although this was not a planned design, time was of the essence.
“The typical design process is lengthy for the government because we have to do the design, build the prototype, perform all the verification testing, finalize the design and then go to production,” said Dr. Dale Bloodgood, SSDS Computing Systems chief engineer. “Developing a contract for production can take up to 18 months, and just…
