Lockheed
Martin's Aegis Combat System recently completed a live fire test, using
the system’s newest capability build, Baseline 9. During the at-sea
test scenario, Aegis successfully detected, tracked and engaged a medium-altitude
subsonic target from the USS Chancellorsville (CG 62).
During the exercise, the USS Chancellorsville’s Aegis Weapon System
sent tracking orders to the ship’s gun system by performing ballistic
computations, providing pointing orders, readying ammunition and firing
five-inch projectiles – all while striking the target high overhead
with an SM-2 missile. |
“Every
day our customers face a growing number of threats from our adversaries,
which requires a continuous evolution in capabilities,” said Jim
Sheridan, director of U.S. Navy Aegis programs for Lockheed Martin’s
Mission Systems and Training business. “Baseline 9 as part of
Aegis modernization ensures we stay one step ahead of each of those
complex and sophisticated threats at a faster pace and with more technological
advancements than ever before."
Four additional live firing exercises will be completed aboard the USS
Chancellorsville before the ship’s Combat System Ship Qualification
Trial (CSSQT) events begin later this year. The ship is the first of
four Aegis cruisers scheduled for Baseline 9 modernization. USS Normandy
(CG 60), the next ship to receive upgrades, is nearing the end of the
industrial phase of modernization and USS Princeton (CG 59) and USS
Cape St. George (CG 71) are next in line to enter their availability
periods.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security
and aerospace company that employs about 120,000 people worldwide and
is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture,
integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products,
and services. The Corporation’s net sales for 2012 were $47.2
billion. |
