USS Savannah

Lockheed Test Fires Army Patriot Missile Using Aegis Combat System

PAC-3 MSE Integrated With Aegis Weapon System Defeats Target In Flight Test. Lockheed Martin Photo

Lockheed Martin performed a successful test of its PAC-3 missile interceptor with a virtual Aegis system, the company announced this week.

The PAC-3 system was launched from an Mk 70 containerized launching system and successfully intercepted a cruise missile, according to a company news release. The test took place at the Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

“These systems could deliver...

https://news.usni.org/2024/05/21/lockheed-test-fires-army-patriot-missile-using-aegis-combat-system

USS Savannah Commissioned in Georgia

The future Savannah (LCS-28) is floated down the Mobile River on Sept. 2, 2020, just days after it was christened at the Austal USA shipyard. Austal USA photo.

The Navy commissioned USS Savannah (LCS-28) on Saturday in Brunswick, Ga., the sea service announced.

The ship is the 14th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to enter the fleet, according to a news release from the Navy. It is the sixth ship to bear the name Savannah.

The ship was delivered to the Navy by Austal USA in June 2021....

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/05/uss-savannah-commissioned-in-georgia