Topside Antenna System Integration is one of the most important technology challenges for future Navy ship designs. This is due to dual mission requirements of increasing capability while reducing the overall signatures of a ship. Often these two goals are in conflict. Because of these conflicting design issues, new and innovative techniques are required. In order to maximize performance, accurate numerical modeling and simulation are required. By using modeling and simulation tools a thorough investigation of system performance can be obtained. This information can then be used to make informed design decisions. This paper describes the design procedure and engineering tools used for Navy topside antenna system integration. The approach is an iterative process by which topside designs and antenna system architectures can be analyzed and performance assessed.
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