Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency celebrated
the official “light off” of the Aegis Ashore system for
Romania on Oct. 24., representing the system’s operational readiness.
This system, along with its re-locatable deckhouse, will be deployed
to Romania in 2015 as part of the administration’s European Phased
Adaptive Approach for ballistic missile defense (BMD). The team will
be conducting full acceptance testing before shipments to Romania begin
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The ceremony marked the second system “light
off” in less than six months for the joint team. The first Aegis
Ashore system is preparing for its first live test next year at the
Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii.
Aegis Ashore, which uses the newest generation of BMD, known as BMD
5.0, is an evolution of proven sea-based Aegis BMD capabilities and
uses innovative adaptations for a land-based environment.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security
and aerospace company that employs about 116,000 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.
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