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| Lockheed
Martin’s Aegis Computer Program Development Approved by U.S. Navy
for Australian Warfare Destroyer |
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Lockheed
Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed computer program development and testing
for the HOBART class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), the Royal Australian
Navy’s Aegis-equipped ships. The computer programs have been approved
by the U.S. Navy.
Tests were conducted over a two-week period at the Navy's land-based
test facility, the Vice Admiral James H. Doyle Combat Systems Engineering
Development Site in New Jersey.
"The Aegis Weapon System enables navies around the world to protect
their citizens and their nations from continuously evolving threats,”
said Doug Wilhelm, director of international Aegis programs for Lockheed
Martin’s Mission Systems & Sensors business. “We look
forward to working with the U.S and allied navies to continue to provide
proven anti-air warfare capability on a global scale.” |
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HOBART class Air Warfare Destroyer for the Royal Australian Navy
(Image: AWD
Alliance)
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The HOBART class will be capable of simultaneous
operations in a multi-warfare environment, including anti-air, anti-surface,
anti-submarine and naval gunfire support roles.
Lockheed Martin is a leader in combat systems integration and the development
of integrated air and missile defense systems and technologies. Manufacturing
work for this program will occur in Moorestown, N.J.
In addition to the U.S. and Australian navies, Aegis is also the weapon
system for the navies of Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea and Spain.
The 100 Aegis-equipped ships in service around the globe have more than
1,250 years of at-sea operational experience and have launched more
than 3,800 missiles in tests and real-world operations.
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