Jay Clemens
Lockheed Martin has opened a new innovation center for the research and development of technologies for the U.S. Navy in a push to continue work on new products for the branch.
The Surface Navy Innovation Center will serve as a research, development and demonstration facility for industry, government and academia researchers to develop new combat systems, Lockheed said Wednesday.
“The SNIC establishes a community space to promote rapid technology fielding that addresses the Navy’s most pressing challenges,” said Jim Sheridan, director of Aegis U.S. Navy programs at Lockheed.
With this facility, Lockheed intends to sustain Aegis combat system development work through collaboration by organizations to modernize the platform.
Aegis is built to deploy ballistic missiles and other threats from the air.
