Lockheed to build Aegis Air Defense System for US

American defense giant Lockheed Martin has received a $92.5 million order to produce Aegis air defense and radar systems for the US Navy.

The agreement includes the design, development, testing, delivery, and integration of the Aegis Advanced Capability Build 20 onto the country’s cruisers and destroyers.

Considered by many as the world’s most advanced combat system, the Aegis utilizes state-of-the-art computers and radars to track and guide weapons toward enemy targets.

It is equipped with the AN/SPY-1 radar, MK 99 fire control system, weapons control, command, and decision suite, and various extended-range missiles.

Work for the contract will be performed in New Jersey and is scheduled for completion by December 2022.