The Fleet Systems Engineering Team (FSET) was established by Chief of Naval Operations in 1999 to support the rapid introduction of increasingly complex C4ISR systems. The primary functions of the team are to keep the networks up and running, optimize the networks to meet changing mission requirements and help ensure C4I end-to-end operability. Deployed on U.S. Navy ships supporting “keyboard to antenna”, FSET serves as a distance support enabler, providing the Navy with an immediately deployable team of C4I subject matter experts and is an integral part of SPAWAR’s Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD).

Major Performance Work Areas:

• Strike group afloat support
• Shore-based fleet NOC support
• ONE-NET/NGEN
• Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS)
• Information Assurance (IA)
• Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)
• Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)
• Speed-to-capability insertions

Locations:

• Bahrain
• Florida
• Hawaii
• Italy
• Japan
• Norfolk
• PAC Northwest
• San Diego
• Singapore

Providing end-to-end support in the following:

• Navy C4ISR systems
• Navy global maritime CENTRIXS network
• Computer network defense
• Maritime domain awareness

Operations Overview: 130 Fleet Systems Engineers

• Permanently assigned to and deploy with 23 large decks/command ships and associated strike groups
• 15 shore locations covering 11 time zones
• Coalition partners/CENTRIXS support worldwide
• Integrated into SPAWAR Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD)

Forward Deployed System Support

• CENTRIXS
• EHF
• BMD
• MDA
• ONE-NET

Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief support