Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the first Integrated Combat System (ICS)-enabled baseline to the U.S. Navy. ICS-enabled baselines combine heritage combat system capability with modern infrastructure, driving rapid proliferation of capability through a singular development effort at scale. Working with the Navy and industry partners, this marks the start of a six-month operating cadence for updates and certifications that will be fielded across the fleet — a significant step toward the Navy’s vision of fleetwide commonality.
The six-month cadence keeps the ICS adaptable and continuously refreshed with cutting-edge capabilities, ensuring the surface fleet stays at the forefront of naval warfare.
Chandra Marshall, Vice President of Multi-Domain Combat Systems at Lockheed Martin, stated:
“The first ICS-enabled baseline delivery highlights Lockheed Martin’s commitment to and partnership with the U.S. Navy to accelerate the transition to a common, fully integrated combat architecture in a continuously evolving warfighting environment. Each baseline upgrade delivered and integrated into the ICS further reinforces and expands the already proven Aegis integrated air and missile defense capability.”
Highlights and Impact
- The Aegis BL9.C3.0 Package: This is the first baseline compiled from the Forge development environment. It introduces the re-architected display component, Tactical PaaS (Platform as a Service), which establishes the foundation for containerized software, and a suite of new operational capabilities.
- Accelerated Capability Fielding: Each follow-on delivery will incrementally integrate new capabilities, sensors, effectors, and software. Driving towards a single ICS-enabled baseline cuts cost and ensures that every surface combatant can field the latest combat capabilities on a predictable schedule.
Delivering baseline BL9.C3.0 highlights Lockheed Martin’s partnership with the U.S. Navy, its commitment to delivering force-level capability, and its dedication to accelerating the transition to a common, fully integrated combat architecture.
