Aegis Combat System. The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin.
It uses powerful computer and radar technology to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets. Initially used by the United States Navy, Aegis is now used also by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Spanish Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, and Republic of Korea Navy. Aegis Combat System. High Energy Laser Directed Energy Weapons. Aft of these are the main laser power stages, using 1.315 micron band COIL technology.
Plastics, composites and titanium are used extensively to save structural weight. Despite this, each of the six laser modules weight around 1.5 tonnes. Each of the modules vents exhaust efflux via six ventral exhaust ducts and ports (see photo). The laser stages are complex. The gaseous atomic oxygen fuel for the COIL is produced in a reactor which mixes Helium (He) hydrogen peroxide liquid (H2O2) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) producing waste heat and potassium chloride (KCl). Tomahawk Missile Variants. Kashtan CIWS. Goalkeeper. Phalanx CIWS Machine Gun Fire. TANK DART. SS8 > Communications Interception - Lawful Interception Solutions. General Dynamics - Home. Northrop Grumman Corporation - The Value of Performance.