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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Aegis Combat System, List of World War II British naval radar, Wave radar, Active Phased Array Radar, Sea-based X-band Radar, SAMPSON, AN/SPY-1, Type 348 Radar, Kashtan CIWS, AN/SPS-48, AN/SPG-59, AN/SPS-49, Seetakt radar, AN/SPY-3, CXAM radar, XAF Radar, AN/SPS-67, SCANFAR, SMART-L, AN/SPG-55, S1850M, AN/SPS-55, Type 381 Radar, Type 347 Radar, MW08, Type 345 Radar, AN/SPQ-9, Type 364 Radar, SJ radar, AN/SPG-51, AMDR, SSDS, Type 344 Radar, Type 362 Radar, AN/SPS-40, Type 360 Radar, Typhon Combat System, Type 518 Radar, AN/SPS-52, AN/SPQ-11, AN/SPS-43, Type 363 Radar, Type 354 Radars, AN/SPG-53, Type 517 Radar, Type 351 Radar, Type 352 Radar, AN/SPN-46 radar, Type 341 Radar. Excerpt: The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin. It uses powerful computers and radars to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets. Initially used by the United States Navy, Aegis is now used also by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Spanish Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, and Republic of Korea Navy. Over 100 Aegis-equipped ships have been deployed in five navies worldwide. The Royal Australian Navy has selected the Aegis system for placement on its new Air Warfare Destroyers. The word "Aegis" is a reference that dates back to Greek mythology, with connotations of a protective shield, as aegis was the shield of Athena. The diagram of the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 2-6). Combat Information Center (CIC) consoles aboard USS Normandy, 1997.The Aegis Combat System (ACS) is an advanced command and control (command and decision, or C&D, in Aegis parlance), and weapon control system (WCS) that uses powerful computers and radars to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets. The ACS is composed of the Aegis Weapon System...
