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AEGIS TIMELINE
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1963
Advanced Surface Missile System (ASMS)
Predecessor to Aegis
Development of the ASMS program began in the mid-1960s as the reult of a Chief of Naval Operations directive to begin concept formulation of a new, fully-integrated missile weapon system.
1969
Lockheed Martin (RCA) Selected as 1st Aegis Prime Contractor
1973
TR-76 Fire-Control Radar
1976
AN/SPY-1 Installed on the USS Norton Sound (AVM-1)
Primary Air & Surface Radar for Aegis
Developed by Lockheed Martin
1978
1983
AN/SPY-1 Introduced and Installed on the USS Ticonderoga (CG 47)
"First Aegis Cruiser"
CG 47 was the first combatant ship to feature the Aegis Combat System. Six additional variants of the AN/SPY radar have been developed since.
1986
Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (MK 41 VLS)
Introduced on the USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
1991
Japan Aegis Foreign Military Sales
1993
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)
Lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class of guided missile destroyers
JS Kongo (DDG 173)
SEWIP Block I
GDAIS Prime
2002
DDG 173 is the lead ship of the Kongo-class of guided missile detroyers and was the first Aegis foreign military sale.
Spain Aegis Foreign Military Sales
40 / 49 BMD Intercepts
Alvaro de Bazan (F101)
F101 is the lead ship of the Alvaro de Bazan-class frigates and the first European ship to feature the Aegis weapon system.
2005
2006
Norway Aegis Foreign Military Sales
Aegis Open Architecture Introduced
F310 is the lead ship of the Fridtjof Nansen-class of frigates.
HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen
Operation Burnt Frost
Satellite Interception
2008
South Korea Aegis Foreign Military Sales
ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991)
DDG 991 is the lead ship of the Sejong the Great-class of guided missile destroyers and the first Korean ship to feature the Aegis weapon system.
2009
SEWIP Block II
Lockheed Martin Prime
2017
Australia Aegis Foreign Military Sales
Aegis Baseline 9 / Common Source Library (CSL) Implemented
2012
2016
Aegis Ashore
First Site (Romania) Operational
HMAS Hobart (DDG 39)
DD 39 is the lead ship of the Hobart-class of air warfare destoyers and the first Australian ship to feature the Aegis weapon system.
2020s
Future
Cloud-Based Development
Delivery at speed
Integration of Solid-State Radars
SPY-7 on Spain F-110, Canada CSC, Government of Japan SPY-6 on Baseline 10
New Missions
Homeland Defense, Hypersonic Defense
All Ships Fully BMD Capable
Integrated Combat System
Single combat system across the surface fleet
New Platforms
FFG-62, LUSV
Joint All-Domain Operations
DDG(X)
Next Generation Destroyer
