Case Study: U.S. Navy – Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) uses Concurrent Real-Time’s iHawk systems and RedHawk Linux to simulate and test advanced torpedo systems achieving greater accuracy, reduced costs, and faster deployment of next-generation underwater weapons.

The U.S. Navy’s NUWC in Newport, Rhode Island, is responsible for advancing undersea weapon technology through sophisticated research and simulation. To improve testing quality and shorten development cycles for modern torpedoes, the Navy needed a highly deterministic computing environment capable of replicating real-world conditions.

By implementing Concurrent Real-Time’s iHawk systems, powered by RedHawk Linux and NightStar tools, NUWC developed a hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) simulation network that allows submarines such as the USS Oklahoma City to engage in lifelike, synthetic test environments. These systems enable the Navy to safely and accurately simulate complex undersea scenarios reducing the need for costly live-fire testing.

The solution delivered:

• Real-time deterministic simulation with sub-15 microsecond response latency.
• High-fidelity weapon and environmental modeling using GPU acceleration.
• Substantial cost savings and faster readiness for fleet deployment.

Through Concurrent Real-Time’s technology, NUWC enhanced the Navy’s ability to develop, validate, and field advanced undersea weapon systems with unprecedented precision and efficiency.

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