What radar system is the most advanced?

SPY-7
SPY-7, the world’s most advanced radar, is therefore a critical tool for warfighters around the world.

What radar does the US Navy use?

SPY-6 is the U.S. Navy family of radars that perform air and missile defense on seven classes of ships. The SPY-6 family is integrated, meaning they can defend against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hostile aircraft and surface ships simultaneously.

What is Navy Aegis?

Description. The AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) is a centralized, automated, command-and-control (C2) and weapons control system that was designed as a total weapon system, from detection to kill. The heart of the system is the AN/SPY, an advanced, automatic detect and track, multi-function phased-array radar.

How many missiles can AEGIS guide?

AEGIS is currently carried aboard 2 types of ships. The TICONDEROGA-class cruisers were the first. These ships are often fitted with 2 MK 41 VLS. They can carry up to 122 missiles of all types, including Tomahawk, Standard and SLAM.

How many Aegis are there?

As of 2021, there are 90 U.S. Navy surface combatants equipped with the Aegis Combat System: 22 Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruisers (CG) and 68 Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG). Forty-seven of these ships are Aegis BMD-capable (42 DDG and 5 CG).

When was Aegis developed?

Aegis Ships (The exceptions are the Navy’s three Zumwalt [DDG-1000] class destroyers, which are discussed below.) The Aegis system was originally developed in the 1970s for defending ships against aircraft, anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs), surface threats, and subsurface threats.

How does the Aegis system communicate with the Standard missiles?

The Aegis system communicates with the Standard missiles through a radio frequency (RF) uplink using the AN/SPY-1 radar for mid-course update missile guidance during engagements, but still requires the AN/SPG-62 radar for terminal guidance.

What ships use the AN/SPY-1 radar?

Deployment Variants of the AN/SPY-1 radar are employed by all Aegis BMD systems, both on land—with Aegis Ashore—and at sea—on Ticonderoga (CG-47) Class Aegis Cruisers and Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) Class Aegis Destroyers. As of December 2018, there are 38 Aegis BMD-capable combatants in the U.S. Navy, 5 cruisers (CGs) and 33 destroyers (DDGs).

How many Aegis ships are in the US Navy?

As of December 2018, there are 38 Aegis BMD-capable combatants in the U.S. Navy, 5 cruisers (CGs) and 33 destroyers (DDGs). Of the 38 ships, 20 are assigned to the Pacific Fleet and 18 to the Atlantic Fleet. U.S. allies with Aegis BMD-capable vessels, namely Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, Spain and Australia also use the SPY-1.

What kind of engine does an Aegis destroyer have?

The Aegis destroyer design would be based on the gas turbine powered Spruance class. When the CSGN was cancelled, the Navy proposed a modified Virginia -class design (CGN 42) with a new superstructure designed for the Aegis Combat System and with a displacement of 12,100 tons.

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