PARIS, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Through ongoing
modernization to the command, control, battle management and
communications (C2BMC) system, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) team
has significantly enhanced the Missile Defense Agency's Ballistic
Missile Defense System. Part of this C2BMC modernization is an
engage on remote capability that enables the Aegis Weapon System to
engage threats based on information provided entirely from C2BMC
remote sensor and track data.
Operationally fielded in 2004, C2BMC enables warfighters at all
levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations,
collectively see the battle develop and dynamically manage
designated networked sensors and weapons.
Fielded in fiscal year 2019 to the U.S. European and U.S.
Central Commands, C2BMC's engage on remote capability supports the
European Phased Adaptive Approach Phase III milestone, which is
designed to protect U.S. deployed forces and NATO allies in
Europe from ballistic missile
attacks.
"Engage on remote provides an additional layer of defense by
providing more time to react to threats," said Steve Froelich, director of Missile Defense
Solutions at Lockheed Martin. "It is through C2BMC, and its
connection to the many elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense
System, that we provide our forces with an advanced, truly
integrated missile defense capability."
Preceding its deployment to the combatant commands, C2BMC's
engage on remote capability was successfully demonstrated as part
of a Missile Defense Agency flight test in December 2018, where the Aegis Weapon System
utilized remote sensor data provided by C2BMC to plan, launch and
engage a missile without detecting the target with the organic
Aegis radar.
Using its ground, air and space-based command and control
architecture, C2BMC detected the threat, tracked the missile
through its connection to ballistic missile defense radars, locked
onto the target, then relayed the target location to the Aegis
system. By enabling Aegis interceptors to conduct operations based
entirely on off-board radar information, C2BMC greatly expands the
range of the Aegis systems.
Of the successful test, former MDA director Lt. Gen.
Sam Greaves said, "FTI-03
demonstrated the effectiveness of the European Phased Adaptive
Approach Phase III architecture. It also showcased the significance
of C2BMC to the future of integrated multi-domain missile defense
operations."
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