
The newest version of the Aegis Combat System recently completed its first live-fire testing following the first installation of the upgraded system aboard a Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) cruiser, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said. The ninth baseline version of the Aegis Combat System, installed on the USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), successfully detected, tracked and engaged a medium-altitude subsonic target. The USS Chancellorsville was the first ship to receive the newest version of Aegis. Photo: U.S. Navy. It sent tracking orders to the ship’s…