KAUAI, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The JS ATAGO
(DDG-177), supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), used an upgraded Aegis Combat System,
testing their Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability for the
first time.
The Japanese Flight Test Mission-05 exercise on Sept. 11 successfully demonstrated organic
engagement of a simple separating target.
The JS ATAGO is now the most advanced warship in the Japanese
fleet following this modernization effort. The JS ATAGO Aegis
Weapon System merges BMD into an Integrated Air and Missile Defense
capability using commercial-off-the-shelf and open architecture
technologies including the Aegis Common Source Library (CSL).
JS ATAGO is the first international ship to benefit from the
CSL, which allows far greater interoperability across the fleet,
reducing development training and sustainment costs. It also
improves flexibility in crew assignments.
"I commend the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force for their
commitment to affordability and innovation," said Mary Keifer, director, Lockheed Martin's Aegis
International programs, Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors.
"This baseline modernization effort streamlined their lifetime
support costs and provided a means to gain advanced BMD
capability."
This successful BMD test builds upon joint research investments
by the United States and
Japan. Lockheed Martin is
developing a Baseline 9 variant computer program for deployment on
Japan's newest Aegis
destroyers.
For additional information, visit our website:
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/aegis-combat-system.html.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security
and aerospace company that employs approximately 100,000 people
worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced
technology systems, products and services. This year the company
received three Edison Awards for ground-breaking innovations in
autonomy, satellite technology and directed energy.
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