Recently, the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) intercept system from Lockheed Martin successfully communicated with the AN/SPY-1 radar, a key component of the Aegis weapon system.
“This successful test is an important step toward the full integration of PAC-3 MSE into the Aegis Weapon System,” said Tom Copeman, Vice President, Naval Systems, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “This will soon provide naval fleets with a hardened defense against new and future threats.” To integrate PAC-3 MSE into the Aegis weapon system, Lockheed Martin first had to modify the PAC-3 MSE Radio Frequency Data Link to communicate with SPY-1. Since the radar in service on nearly 100 Aegis cruisers and destroyers in the US Navy operates on an S-band frequency, the existing dual-band data link also had to be converted to a tri-band data link. https://www.militaeraktuell.at/ukraine-ein-krieg-mit-vielen-fronten/ The PAC-3 MSE program is now being ramped up to 550 units per year and will be further expanded in the future. Lockheed Martin already took the necessary infrastructural measures for this in 2022. At that time, the US defence manufacturer opened a new 85,000 square meter expansion building for PAC-3 MSE production at its site in Camden (Arkansas).
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