When testing concludes, the full Aegis Weapon System will be ready for installation in HMAS Hobart, the first of three AWDs under contract.
Lockheed Martin's Production Test Center replicates a ship's superstructure and allows for the first integration of all the subsystems of the Aegis Weapon System, including the SPY-1D(V) radar, illuminators, all computing hardware, and the cabling that will be used in the final ship installation.
In its Production Test Center, Lockheed Martin conducts testing concurrently with each subsystem's installation, as well as with the entire completed Aegis Weapon System, in order to ensure the system is ready for the rigours of sea before it ever leaves land.
Upon completion of the testing, the Aegis Weapon System will be shipped to the ASC Shipyard in Adelaide, when the shipyard will install the system.