Estimated Navy Cost Avoidance:
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Minimum annual:
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$ 224 K
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Minimum 15 Year:
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$ 3,360 K
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| The RMCs, U.S. Coast Guard, and the manufacturer have been certified. In the past two years, every system in the fleet has been modified. |
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Problem:
| Failure of a small part in the ammunition handling system can lead to a complete catastrophic system failure. This failure mode is a leading contributor to the system unreliability. |
Solution:
| MTTC, working with the Navy and equipment manufacturer (General Dynamics), will analyze the root cause, redesign the part and produce several concept parts for system tests.
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Fleet Impact:
| It is estimated that correction of this problem will prevent at least 10 system failures per year. Each failure requires a large number of parts and expenditure time to correct. |
Applications:
| 320 CIWS systems in U.S.Navy Foreign Military Sales Customers. |
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