Sea Systems

Space Systems has been developing technology, furnishing complete system designs, fabricating and testing production hardware, and providing field service to the Navies of the world since the early 1960s.  Its undersea life support hardware is on all classes of submarines for the US Navy and various classes in the international navies.  Sea Systems also provide electrolytic chlorine generation systems to eliminate bio-fouling in sea water systems.  This division uses a similar robust heritage in its undersea propulsion and weapon attitude control hardware on a wide range of torpedoes and ballistic missiles.  These same capabilities are being applied to unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).

Submarine Systems

Sea Systems' submarine systems include the Central Atmosphere Monitoring Systems (CAMS) that monitors atmospheric constituents on all US Navy submarine classes, oxygen generation and gas management with the Oxygen Generating Plan (OGP) and Gas Management System (GMS) on the Seawolf Class and the Integrated Low Pressure Electrolyzer (ILPE) on board the Virginia Class submarine.  The Electrolytic Chlorine Generator (ECG) eliminates bio-fouling in sea water systems on various classes of US Navy submarines.  Looking forward, novel approaches are continually being identified that will enable 'more-electric' platforms with modular system solutions to dramatically improve reliability and reduce the Navy's acquisition and day to day operational costs.

Underwater Propulsion

Sea Systems has extensive experience in undersea propulsion and weapon attitude control on platforms such as the US Mark 48 torpedo, the UK Spearfish, and US Mark 50 as well as electric propulsion systems and accessory hardware.  Its underwater propulsion turbine engine designs include both closed cycle and open cycle.  In addition to the turbine section, the propulsion unit includes gearboxes, pumps, electric generators, combustors, condensers, valves, fuel metering assemblies and electronic controllers.