Davis provides consulting services to assist in the design of low IR observable ships in each of the basic, detailed, and construction phases. The main activities are as follows.

• Summarize the IR threats, main IR signature sources, and available stealth technology;

• Model the ship in ShipIR/NTCS and predict signature for various environmental and ship operational scenarios, and observation points;

• Recommend application of stealth technology to ship, including: insulation, paint, exhaust suppression, and hull cooling systems;

• Establish balanced IR signature requirements, and design specs to meet signature requirements;

• Update the ShipIR model as the design evolves.

DAVIS has over ten years of experience in providing IR stealth design support to navies around the world, including the following programs.

• Spanish F100 (Navantia)

• Norwegian F310 (Navantia)

• South African Navy Corvette (Navantia)

• Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) KDX-II (DSME)

• Australian AWD

• ROKN LPX (Hanjin)

• ROKN PKX (Hanjin)

• ROKN KDX-III (HHI)

• Indian Navy Frigate P17 (IN)

• British CVF (Thales)

• Singapore Frigate (ST Marine)