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Close-in Weapons Systems: The last line of defense
September 24, 2025 — When a threat is seconds from impact, the close-in weapon system provides Navy ships with a final line of protection. Created for automated responses that exceed human reaction times, CIWS is the ultimate safeguard in high-stakes combat.CIWS is a point-defense system designed to detect, track and engage short-range targets such as anti-ship...

The shield of the fleet: The Aegis Combat System and its vital role in U.S. Navy operations
June 23, 2025 — The evolution of naval defense systems reflects a timeline of innovation, each breakthrough addressing increasingly complex global threats. Among these monumental advancements, the Aegis Combat System stands as a seminal chapter in the U.S. Navy’s pursuit of unmatched lethality and operational effectiveness. However, its true power extends beyond...

Navy Conducts First Live Fire NIFC-CA Test with F-35
September 13, 2016 — WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico– The Navy hosted its first live fire demonstration to successfully test the integration of F-35 with existing Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) architecture, Sept. 12...

Davis Relieves Carlson as AEGIS Technical Representative Commanding Officer
May 29, 2015 — MOORESTOWN, N.J. - Capt. Scott Davis relieved Capt. Scott Carlson as the AEGIS Technical Representative's Commanding Officer during a Change of Command ceremony May 29 at the Vice Admiral James H. Doyle, Jr. Combat System Engineering Development Site, commonly known as CSEDS or "The Cruiser in the Cornfield."...

DDG 51 Modernization Program Meets Key Milestones
December 22, 2014 — WASHINGTON - The Navy's DDG 51 modernization program has met two key milestones Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced Dec. 22...

AEGIS Baseline 9 Destroyer Scores Historic Flight Test Mission
November 21, 2014 — WASHINGTON -Sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) inpartnership with U.S. Pacific Command and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)successfully executed Flight Test Standard Missile-25 (FTM-25), the firstlive-fire event in the integrated air and missile defense radar priority mode toengage a ballistic missile target and a raid of cruise...

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