Aegis Combat System is a total weapons system that is very important not just to the United States Navy but to all the navies around the world. This combat system was developed to engage in simultaneous warfare in air, surface, subsurface, and strike (Military Analysis Network). The individual equipment that makes the Aegis system very important is the Radar System, Weapons Control System, and the Command System. Due to its useful capabilities the US Navy is able to compete with any threat that is presented to them.
Before the development of the Aegis system, tactics had to be really well planned in order to protect our naval ships from air attacks. There wasn’t special combat systems or equipment to combat any unknown threats. After the missile …show more content…
This combat system demanded a great need of qualified personnel that could be able to maintain this special system. A leading problem was that there couldn’t be well-qualified personnel if there wasn’t the essential documentation to help keep this system running, which they did not have. After a lengthy special management treatment, a combination of combat systems, electrical systems, computer programs, repair parts, and tactical operation documentation into one unified organization, helped create our very own destroyers and cruisers today (Military Analysis Network). Some of the specific components of the system include Gun Weapon System, SPY-1 radar system, MK 41 launching system, IFF system, Surface Search Radar System, and the Phalanx Weapon System (Lockheed Martin). The first system that needs to complete its job first in order for the rest of the systems to take their role is the SPY-1 radar system. This radar is the primary air search phased array system that can track multiple targets simultaneously while maintaining full surveillance of the sky (Lockheed Martin). The Gun Weapon System is a system consisting of a 62 caliber gun that is handled by qualified sailors to fire Extended Range Guided Munitions rounds. MK 41 is a vertical launching system capable of both stowing and launching guided missiles. Missile specifics include the Standard Missile, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, Vertical Launch ASROC and Tomahawk. For identification and distinguishing between friend or foe targets is the IFF system. By distinguishing between the two it can facilitate rapid engagement during war time and reduce the risk to “friends”. Since we know that not all of the attacks come from up above, we use the Surface Search Radar System for general search of low elevation threats in anti-air warfare. This system is also capable of supporting navigation. Located on DDGs
Before the development of the Aegis system, tactics had to be really well planned in order to protect our naval ships from air attacks. There wasn’t special combat systems or equipment to combat any unknown threats. After the missile …show more content…
This combat system demanded a great need of qualified personnel that could be able to maintain this special system. A leading problem was that there couldn’t be well-qualified personnel if there wasn’t the essential documentation to help keep this system running, which they did not have. After a lengthy special management treatment, a combination of combat systems, electrical systems, computer programs, repair parts, and tactical operation documentation into one unified organization, helped create our very own destroyers and cruisers today (Military Analysis Network). Some of the specific components of the system include Gun Weapon System, SPY-1 radar system, MK 41 launching system, IFF system, Surface Search Radar System, and the Phalanx Weapon System (Lockheed Martin). The first system that needs to complete its job first in order for the rest of the systems to take their role is the SPY-1 radar system. This radar is the primary air search phased array system that can track multiple targets simultaneously while maintaining full surveillance of the sky (Lockheed Martin). The Gun Weapon System is a system consisting of a 62 caliber gun that is handled by qualified sailors to fire Extended Range Guided Munitions rounds. MK 41 is a vertical launching system capable of both stowing and launching guided missiles. Missile specifics include the Standard Missile, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, Vertical Launch ASROC and Tomahawk. For identification and distinguishing between friend or foe targets is the IFF system. By distinguishing between the two it can facilitate rapid engagement during war time and reduce the risk to “friends”. Since we know that not all of the attacks come from up above, we use the Surface Search Radar System for general search of low elevation threats in anti-air warfare. This system is also capable of supporting navigation. Located on DDGs