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Aegis Trials Complete For South Korean Destroyer

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

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The qualification trials for the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Aegis Combat System on a second ship of a new class of South Korean destroyers were recently completed, the defense contractor said yesterday. The trials aboard the Yulgok Yi I (DDG-992) took place off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Kauai, Hawaii, and are the final tests of system design, hardware and software integration, as well as ship construction and crew training. "These trials validate Yulgok Yi…

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