U.S Navy Receives First Integrated Combat System-Enabled Baseline From Lockheed Martin

The first ICS-enabled baseline delivery includes the Aegis BL9.C3.0 package and is the first baseline compiled from the Forge development environment, said Lockheed Martin.

The package has a modified display component and Tactical PaaS, which establishes the foundation for containerised software and offers new operational capabilities.

Lockheed Martin said each delivery from now onwards will integrate new capabilities, sensors, effectors and software.

Integrating a single ICS-enables baseline can reduce costs and support upgraded combat capabilities.

The company said that the successful delivery of BL9.C3.0 highlights its partnership with the U.S. Navy, helping it to transition to a fully integrated combat system.

The ICS-enabled baselines combine existing combat system capabilities with modern, upgraded infrastructure, which allows capabilities to be developed and then proliferated.

The company also said this delivery ensures the start of a 6-month operating cadence for updates and certifications to be fielded across the fleet for fleetwide commonality.

Lockheed Martin said the cadence will keep the Integrated Combat System adaptable and continuously refreshed.

It will ensure that the surface ships are equipped with the current capabilities for modern naval warfare.

“The first ICS-enabled baseline delivery highlights Lockheed Martin’s commitment to and partnership with the U.S. Navy to accelerate the transition to a common, fully integrated combat architecture in a continuously evolving warfighting environment,” said Chandra Marshall, vice president of Multi Domain Combat Systems at Lockheed Martin.

“Each baseline upgrade delivered and integrated into the ICS further reinforces and expands the already proven Aegis integrated air and missile defence capability,” Marshall added.