Lockheed Martin Prepares Australia's First Aegis Weapon System For Post-Production Testing

Four antennas destined for Australia's first Air Warfare Destroyer were recently installed in Lockheed Martin's Aegis Production Test Center, marking the full system's transition from production to testing.

Testing on the first Air Warfare Destroyer Aegis shipset will begin in early May and complete in November.

When testing concludes, the full Aegis Weapon System will be ready for installation in HMAS Hobart, the first of three Australian Air Warfare Destroyers under contract.

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