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Lockheed Martin Tests Integrated Air And Missile Defense Processor For Aegis

Monday, May 21st, 2012

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently it for the first time conducted an integrated test of the air and ballistic missile defense capabilities of the Aegis Combat System that was enabled by the development of a more powerful processor. The company said the test validated the new multi-mission signal processor (MMSP) that effectively fuses the air defense and ballistic defense aspects of Aegis that will be installed on surface combatants as part of the baseline 9 upgrade. “This test also marks…

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