The Navy has commenced a modernization plan of the fleet's 11 newest cruisers, which will update the ships' combat systems and HM&E systems. Open architecture cruiser modernization warfighting improvements will extend the AEGIS Weapon System's capabilities against projected threats well into the 21st Century. Specific improvements to Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) and SPY radar, maritime force-protection with the Mk 15 Close-In Weapon System Block 1B, Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM), Nulka decoy, and SPQ-9B radar, and the SQQ-89A(V)15 anti-submarine warfare suite address capability upgrades. Combat systems upgrades for CG 52-60 and 62 include an open-architecture computing environment. The oldest 11 cruisers have been extensively modernized, including hull, mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) upgrades as well as improved quality of life, mission-life extension, integrated ship's control, all-electric auxiliaries, and weight and moment modifications.

The combat system includes the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System that employs Standard Missile surface-to-air missiles, Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, advanced undersea and surface warfare systems, embarked sea-control helicopters, and robust command, control, and communications systems in a potent, multi-mission warship. Ticonderoga Class cruisers have a combat system centered on the AEGIS Weapon System and the SPY-1 multi-function, phased-array radar. Ticonderoga Class guided-missile cruisers (CGs) provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities and can operate independently or as part of aircraft carrier strike groups and surface action groups in support of global operations. USS CHOSIN (CG 65) was the first ship installed with the AN/UYK-43 computers, which provide increased processing capacity. The improved AN/SPY-1B radar went to sea in USS PRINCETON (CG 59), ushering in another advance in AEGIS capabilities. The commissioning of USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) opened a new era in surface warfare as the first AEGIS ship outfitted with the Vertical Launching System (VLS), allowing greater missile selection, firepower and survivability. The Navy built the AEGIS cruisers using the hull and machinery designs of Spruance class destroyers. The first AEGIS ship, USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47), was commissioned in 1983 and deployed six months after commissioning. This interface makes the AEGIS combat system capable of simultaneous operations against multi-mission threats: anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare. The computer-based command and decision element is the core of the AEGIS combat system. The first Engineering Development Model (EDM-1) of the SPY-1 was installed in the test ship USS NORTON SOUND (AVM 1) in 1973. This high-powered radar is able to perform search, track and missile guidance functions simultaneously, with a track capacity of more than 100 targets. The heart of the system is the AN/SPY, an advanced, automatic detect and track, multi-function phased-array radar.

Muscle memory is an amazing tool we humans can take advantage of, but there are certainly times like this that can lead it to betray us.Īll Daigo could do was reel back in his seat after repeating his Aegis slip up again and say 'that was (my) bad.' You can take a look at the full clip below thanks to HiFight.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.

He forgot about the reflector, however, and took his own Sonic Boom to the face for the round loss.īack during the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour season, Daigo famously lost his set against CO|Dogura in a last game, last round scenario after tossing an EX Boom into the mirror.Ī year later, The Beast would do the exact same thing during an exhibition set at Dogura's wedding though that one at least seemed to be on purpose to make the groom look even better. It's impossible to know what exactly was going through his head at the time, but Daigo appeared to be trying to stop Shuto's shimmy with a crouching jab into Sonic Boom which he could have then canceled into CA to take the game. While running online sets against AXIZ|Shuto during a recent stream, the Urien player took Umehara down to a sliver of health with his Critical Art and put the longtime pro in a tricky spot backed into a corner with a Aegis mirror placed in front of him.

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