April 30, 200521 yr Aegis Tested Successfully on Norwegian Frigate eDefense Source: Lockheed Martin Apr. 29, 2005 Lockheed Martin (Moorestown NJ) successfully completed the first live shipboard tracking exercise with its new SPY-1F multifunction phased-array radar system aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310). The Aegis-based system identified and tracked multiple live targets during a three-hour window of fault-free operation at Navantia's shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The SPY-1F is a modified version of the AN/SPY-1D radar system, designed to provide anti-air warfare capability with the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile and Standard Missile-2. Lockheed Martin is responsible for system integration of all integrated warfare-system elements – including sensors, communications, and weapons – for the Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates. The Aegis weapon system includes the SPY-1 computer-controlled radar system. When paired with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System, it is capable of delivering missiles for every mission and threat environment in naval warfare. The Aegis weapon system is currently deployed on more than 75 ships around the world, with 30 more ships planned. In addition to the US and Norway, Aegis is the weapon system of choice for Japan, the Republic of (South) Korea, and Spain. Recently, Australia also selected the Aegis weapon system for its Air Warfare Destroyer program.
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