Shipboard Integrated Communications System
Template:Short description The Shipboard Integrated Communications System (SHINCOM) is a naval intraship and external communication system manufactured by DRS Technology Canada (DRS TCL). It was developed for the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s. It also became part of the United States Navy's (USN) Aegis Combat System, through which it was exported to other foreign navies.[1]
By 2017, SHINCOM had been installed on over 150 warships.[2]
Versions
- SHINCOM
Original version installed on RCN Halifax-class frigates.[1]
- SHINCOM II
Developmental version using commercial off-the-shelf standard programming language and interfaces, instead of proprietary standard. Developed in the late-1990s by DRS TCL with the Canadian Department of National Defence.[1]
- SHINCOM 2100
Production version developed from SHINCOM II and deployed by the RCN.[1]
- SHINCOM 3100[3]
Variants
The first version of SHINCOM won sales to the United States military at the same time it was installed on the Halifax-class frigates.[1]
The underlying technology of SHINCOM 2100 contributed to the AN/ON-568 Secure Voice System, which was a part of the USN Aegis Combat System. SHINCOM 2100 was exported to navies that also bought Aegis.[1] In USN service, SHINCOM is known as the Integrated Voice Communications Systems (IVCS).[2]
Operators
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