Lockheed Martin announced on 28 May 2026 that it has successfully delivered the first Integrated Combat System (ICS)-enabled baseline to the US Navy (USN). ICS-enabled baselines combine heritage combat system capability with modern infrastructure, driving rapid proliferation of capability through a singular development effort at scale.

The delivery marks the start of a six‑month operating cadence for updates and certifications that will be fielded across the USN fleet: a significant step toward the navy’s vision of fleetwide commonality.

The first baseline is the Aegis BL9.C3.0 package, which introduces the re-architected display component Tactical PaaS (Platform as a Service). This establishes the foundation for containerised software and a suite of new operational capabilities. Each follow-on delivery will incrementally integrate new capabilities, sensors, effectors and software.

You can read the press release here.