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Lockheed Martin Australian Aegis Begins Tests

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Friday, August 14th, 2009

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The Aegis Weapon System destined for Australia's first Air Warfare Destroyer began a four month testing program today at Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Aegis Production Test Center. When testing concludes, the full Aegis Weapon System will be ready for installation in HMAS Hobart, the first of three Australian Air Warfare Destroyers under contract. Lockheed Martin's Production Test Center replicates a ship's superstructure and allows for the first integration of all the subsystems of the Aegis Weapon System, including the SPY-1D(V) radar,…

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