Overview
Aegis is a highly integrated total ship combat system with the Aegis Weapon
System (AWS) as its core. Aegis cruisers and destroyers constitute the
majority of the Surface Navy and will continue to form the core of the fleet for
the next several decades. To meet fleet tactical requirements and changing world
threats, Aegis must evolve and make use of new technologies to include
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment and operating systems. The Aegis
Combat System (ACS), with AWS as its core, is capable of simultaneous warfare on
many fronts: antiair, antisurface, antisubmarine, and strike warfare. The Naval
Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), has responsibility for the
following key task areas: (1) ACS Lifetime Support Engineering Agent, (2) AWS
In-Service Engineering Agent, and (3) AWS/ACS Certification Agent.
NSWCDD Aegis Mission
- Support the Aegis Fleet in all aspects of weapon and combat systems
operations
- Modernize and upgrade the Aegis Fleet as new warfighting capabilities emerge
ACS Lifetime Support Engineering Agent Role/AWS In-Service Engineering Agent
- Provide direct fleet support for all AWS computer program events and issues
- Provide engineering to plan, design, develop, and test upgrades to the AWS
and the ACS
- Provide technical guidance and technical assistance for reported weapon
system computer program issues
- Provide conceptual and design engineering to modernize the Aegis Fleet with
new technologies and capabilities
- Evaluate commercial computing technologies to maintain current and design
future weapon and combat systems
- Provide AWS sensor/weapon system data alignment updates
- Provide ACS engineering, integration, and configuration management for the
Aegis Fleet
AWS/ACS Certification Agent Role
- Provide engineering to ensure AWS updates and/or upgrades satisfy all
required operational missions
- Conduct AWS performance verification assessments to ensure upgrades operate
safely, perform ships' missions, and provide stability for Aegis Fleet use
- Establish, maintain, and control computer program and equipment for
certified Aegis configurations
- Integrate certifies combat system elements with the AWS and certify the ACS
for tactical use in all operational missions
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