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Diagram of the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 2-6). The Aegis Combat System (ACS) implements advanced command and control (command and decision, or C&D, in Aegis parlance). It is composed of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS), the fast-reaction component of the Aegis Anti-Aircraft Warfare (AAW) capability, along with the Phalanx Close In Weapon System (CIWS), and the Mark 41 Vertical Launch System
USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser outfitted with the Aegis combat system that was in service with the United States Navy from July 1985 to June 2005. She was one of 27 ships of the Ticonderoga class constructed for the United States Navy and one of five equipped with the Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System.
The Mark 160 Gun Computer System consists of: [1] Gun computer console (GCC) – Located in the ship's Combat Information Center (CIC), it is the primary interface between the Mk 34 GWS, the Aegis C&D system, and the ship's sensors. Transmits target information to the SDC/GMP.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, built around the Aegis Combat System, are the backbone of the Navy’s surface fleet. DDG-138 is the 88th ship of its class and is a fitting tribute to Middendorf ...
The AN/SPY-1 [a] is a United States Navy passive electronically scanned array (PESA) 3D radar system manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and is a key component of the Aegis Combat System. The system is computer controlled and uses four complementary antennas to provide 360-degree coverage.
The facility was initially constructed for the United States Air Force in 1958, to support AN/FPS-49 Ballistic Missile Early Warning System development. It briefly operated as a sensor for the SPACETRACK program [4] but was transferred to the U.S. Navy and refurbished in 1976 to support Aegis Combat System development.
Lockheed Martin's (LMT) AEGIS CSEA is responsible for combat system engineering services, including the design and life cycle support, for all AEGIS-equipped ships.
Lockheed (LMT) is set to provide AEGIS combat system engineering agent efforts, which include the design, development, integration, test and delivery of Advanced Capability Build 20.