The Aegis SPY1 Radar The Aegis SPY1 radar is part of the Aegis combat system deployed on US Navy cruisers and destroyers as well as on a number of foreign ships Originally designed as an air defense system, the Aegis system on many US Navy ships has been or is being upgraded to include a ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilitySPY6 (V)4 Designed for DDG 51 Flight IIA destroyers, SPY6 (V)4 features 4 array faces – each with 24 RMAs – providing continuous, 360degree situational awareness Significantly enhanced range and sensitivity compared to the radar it replaces SPY6 (V)4 simultaneously defends against Ballistic missiles Cruise missiles SPY6 vs SPY7 radar The radar fitted to the Aegis Ashore system could also be reconsidered The MOD conducted a competition between Raytheon's AN/SPY6 and Lockheed Martin's AN/SPY7(V)1 (formerly known as LMSSR) for the Aegis Ashore radar and the SPY7 was selected as the result During the debate in the Japanese Diet, MOD explained that
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