Navy Successfully tests Newest Aegis Weapon System
NAVSEA News Wire
Release Date: 9/26/2003
By From Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs
Washington, DC -- The Navy successfully tested the seventh generation of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) during two sea trials recently onboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Pinckney (DDG 91).
During these trials, critical data was collected to assess the performance of the Aegis Weapon System, including its new SPY-1D(V) radar, in a live, at-sea environment. The tests included radar tracking, Standard Missile-2 firing and gun firing exercises.
The SPY-1D(V) radar system adds the capability to operate more effectively in littoral environments with automatic adaptive radar mode control, as well as a more sophisticated ability to defeat electronic countermeasures.
The seventh generation AWS also includes the AN/SQQ-89 Undersea Warfare System, which incorporates the Remote Minehunting System, providing an organic mine reconnaissance capability to Fleet battle groups and increased synergy among major warfighting components on the ship.
The latest system upgrade also contains the first complete commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Aegis advanced processing computing architecture. The transition to a complete COTS computing environment increases the systems' capability and is a major step toward an open architecture, which eases introduction of future computing features and upgrades.
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