The RAN commissioned its first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer in 2017. The ship’s Aegis combat system has since been upgraded by Lockheed Martin. (Commonwealth of Australia)

Lockheed Martin Australia has carried out a range of in-country upgrades and ‘deep maintenance’ works on Aegis combat systems installed on two of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN’s) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs).

The works, which were carried out between May and June 2020, involved various components of the system on HMAS Hobart and HMAS Brisbane, including the ships’ SPY-1D(V) radar and Aegis computer program, said Lockheed Martin Australia in a statement on 30 June.

It marks the first time that the Lockheed Martin has planned and executed an upgrade to Aegis-equipped ships outside the US, said the company. “This period has demonstrated Australian sovereign sustainment of the Aegis weapon system in the absence of planned US onsite support due to Covid-19 restrictions”, it added.

Lockheed Martin Australia also worked with the RAN’s Fleet Support Unit, ship’s crew, and local and international government and industry partners for the upgrades.

The RAN commissioned its first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer in 2017. The ship’s Aegis combat system has since been upgraded by Lockheed Martin. (Commonwealth of Australia)

Lockheed Martin Australia has carried out a range of in-country upgrades and ‘deep maintenance’ works on Aegis combat systems installed on two of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN’s) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs).

The works, which were carried out between May and June 2020, involved various components of the system on HMAS Hobart and HMAS Brisbane, including the ships’ SPY-1D(V) radar and Aegis computer program, said Lockheed Martin Australia in a statement on 30 June.

It marks the first time that the Lockheed Martin has planned and executed an upgrade to Aegis-equipped ships outside the US, said the company. “This period has demonstrated Australian sovereign sustainment of the Aegis weapon system in the absence of planned US onsite support due to Covid-19 restrictions”, it added.

Lockheed Martin Australia also worked with the RAN’s Fleet Support Unit, ship’s crew, and local and international government and industry partners for the upgrades.

The RAN commissioned its first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer in 2017. The ship’s Aegis combat system has since been upgraded by Lockheed Martin. (Commonwealth of Australia)

Lockheed Martin Australia has carried out a range of in-country upgrades and ‘deep maintenance’ works on Aegis combat systems installed on two of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN’s) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs).

The works, which were carried out between May and June 2020, involved various components of the system on HMAS Hobart and HMAS Brisbane, including the ships’ SPY-1D(V) radar and Aegis computer program, said Lockheed Martin Australia in a statement on 30 June.

It marks the first time that the Lockheed Martin has planned and executed an upgrade to Aegis-equipped ships outside the US, said the company. “This period has demonstrated Australian sovereign sustainment of the Aegis weapon system in the absence of planned US onsite support due to Covid-19 restrictions”, it added.

Lockheed Martin Australia also worked with the RAN’s Fleet Support Unit, ship’s crew, and local and international government and industry partners for the upgrades.

The RAN commissioned its first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer in 2017. The ship’s Aegis combat system has since been upgraded by Lockheed Martin. (Commonwealth of Australia)

Lockheed Martin Australia has carried out a range of in-country upgrades and ‘deep maintenance’ works on Aegis combat systems installed on two of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN’s) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs).

The works, which were carried out between May and June 2020, involved various components of the system on HMAS Hobart and HMAS Brisbane, including the ships’ SPY-1D(V) radar and Aegis computer program, said Lockheed Martin Australia in a statement on 30 June.

It marks the first time that the Lockheed Martin has planned and executed an upgrade to Aegis-equipped ships outside the US, said the company. “This period has demonstrated Australian sovereign sustainment of the Aegis weapon system in the absence of planned US onsite support due to Covid-19 restrictions”, it added.

Lockheed Martin Australia also worked with the RAN’s Fleet Support Unit, ship’s crew, and local and international government and industry partners for the upgrades.

The RAN commissioned its first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer in 2017. The ship’s Aegis combat system has since been upgraded by Lockheed Martin. (Commonwealth of Australia)

Lockheed Martin Australia has carried out a range of in-country upgrades and ‘deep maintenance’ works on Aegis combat systems installed on two of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN’s) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs).

The works, which were carried out between May and June 2020, involved various components of the system on HMAS Hobart and HMAS Brisbane, including the ships’ SPY-1D(V) radar and Aegis computer program, said Lockheed Martin Australia in a statement on 30 June.

It marks the first time that the Lockheed Martin has planned and executed an upgrade to Aegis-equipped ships outside the US, said the company. “This period has demonstrated Australian sovereign sustainment of the Aegis weapon system in the absence of planned US onsite support due to Covid-19 restrictions”, it added.

Lockheed Martin Australia also worked with the RAN’s Fleet Support Unit, ship’s crew, and local and international government and industry partners for the upgrades.

The RAN commissioned its first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer in 2017. The ship’s Aegis combat system has since been upgraded by Lockheed Martin. (Commonwealth of Australia)

Lockheed Martin Australia has carried out a range of in-country upgrades and ‘deep maintenance’ works on Aegis combat systems installed on two of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN’s) Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs).

The works, which were carried out between May and June 2020, involved various components of the system on HMAS Hobart and HMAS Brisbane, including the ships’ SPY-1D(V) radar and Aegis computer program, said Lockheed Martin Australia in a statement on 30 June.

It marks the first time that the Lockheed Martin has planned and executed an upgrade to Aegis-equipped ships outside the US, said the company. “This period has demonstrated Australian sovereign sustainment of the Aegis weapon system in the absence of planned US onsite support due to Covid-19 restrictions”, it added.

Lockheed Martin Australia also worked with the RAN’s Fleet Support Unit, ship’s crew, and local and international government and industry partners for the upgrades.