Lockheed Martin upgrades Australian destroyers to support CMS integration

The Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyer, HMAS Sydney , firing a Harpoon missile during Exercise ‘Pacific Vanguard 2022′. Lockheed Martin has recently upgraded this class to enable integration of the Aegis Baseline 9 combat management system. (Commonwealth of Australia)

Lockheed Martin has upgraded the design architecture of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Hobart-class destroyers to enable integration of the Aegis Baseline 9 Combat Management System (CMS) into these vessels.

The upgrades were delivered on time and within budget as part of the SEA 4000 Phase 6 Combat System Design Agent (CSD-A) contract secured from the Australian Department of Defence (DoD), Lockheed Martin said on 7 November.

The CSD-A contract, worth AUD33 million (USD21 million), was awarded to Lockheed Martin in December 2021, as part of efforts to enhance the integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) capabilities of the Hobart-class destroyers.

Under the contract, Lockheed Martin delivered engineering services to upgrade the Hobart-class destroyers to facilitate integration of ballistic missile defence and other capabilities that the Aegis Baseline 9 CMS will provide, the company said.