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Home» News»Future USS Jack H. Lucas starts combat system testing with SPY-6 radar onboard

Future USS Jack H. Lucas starts combat system testing with SPY-6 radar onboard

Milestone is part of Aegis Combat System ‘light off’ testing, a key step on destroyer’s path to operational readiness

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SPY-6 USS Jack H. Lucas DDG 125
The U.S. Navy’s new guided missile destroyer, USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) successfully launched at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on June 4, 2021, and achieved Light Off on its Aegis Combat System on December 17, 2021. Raytheon Missiles & Defense is working with the shipbuilder to integrate the AN/SPY-6(V)1, also called SPY-6, integrated air and missile defense radar onto the ship. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar attained another milestone when the future USS Jack H. Lucas achieved “light off” on its Aegis Combat System, marking the beginning of combat system testing.

“This important milestone kicks off combat system testing and training with naval crews on the SPY-6 radars,” said Kim Ernzen, vice president of Naval Power at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. “SPY-6 is the world’s most advanced surface maritime radar, and our team is ready to provide training and support to the Navy through this phase and beyond.”

The AN/SPY-6(V) Family of Radars is the newest radar system for the U.S. Navy, performing air and missile defense on seven classes of ships. The SPY-6 family can defend against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hostile aircraft and surface ships simultaneously. When compared to legacy radars, SPY-6 will bring new capabilities to the surface fleet, such as advanced electronic warfare protection and enhanced detection abilities.

SPY-6 is scalable and modular to support production for the U.S. and partner nations across all variants. This commonality supports standardized logistics and training for those who work on the radars.

Learn more about SPY-6.

For questions or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Tara Wood
rmdpr@rtx.com

About Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Raytheon Missiles & Defense brings global customers the most advanced end-to-end solutions delivering the advantage of one innovative partner to detect, track, and intercept threats. With a broad portfolio of air and missile defense systems, precision weapons, radars, command and control systems and advanced defense technologies Raytheon Missiles & Defense solutions protect citizens, warfighters and infrastructure in more than fifty countries around the world.

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