Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Integrated Combat System (ICS)-enabled baseline, known as Aegis BL9.C3.0, to the US Navy.
This delivery initiates a new six-month operational cadence for deploying system updates and certifications across the fleet.
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According to the company, the system merges established combat system capabilities with updated infrastructure to support widespread deployment of new features through coordinated development.
The six-month cycle intends to maintain the flexibility of the ICS and ensure regular introduction of new capabilities, which will be implemented fleetwide as part of the Navy’s strategy to achieve system commonality among its surface combatants.
Lockheed Martin stated that this approach is aimed at keeping the fleet current with advancements in naval combat technology.
Lockheed Martin Multi Domain Combat Systems vice president Chandra Marshall said: “The first ICS enabled baseline delivery highlights Lockheed Martin’s commitment to and partnership with the US Navy to accelerate the transition to a common, fully integrated combat architecture in a continuously evolving warfighting environment.
“Each baseline upgrade delivered and integrated into the ICS further reinforces and expands the already proven Aegis integrated air and missile defence capability.”
The Aegis BL9.C3.0 package is the first baseline developed within the Forge development environment. It includes a redesigned display component, Tactical PaaS (Platform as a Service), which lays the groundwork for software containerisation, along with several new operational features.
Lockheed Martin indicated that subsequent deliveries will incrementally introduce additional capabilities, sensors, effectors, and software.
Recently, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics received a firm-fixed-price order valued at $991.13m to supply 432 modification kits for upgrade and retrofit of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, under an existing ordering agreement.
