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COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
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The fire control quality composite track provided by CEC allows an
AEGIS ship to engage an attacker that its own radars do not hold, with
initialization of the missile, calculation and uplink of guidance
commands, and pointing of terminal illumination performed solely from
the remote data. The CEC composite track also allows cueing of ships
with other weapon systems, such as Seasparrow, providing earlier
detection and engagement of attackers.
Engage On Remore
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For Engage On Remote cooperative engagements, the CEC composite track
formed from the remote data is provided to the firing ship's AEGIS
Weapon System, which processes the target data normally, as though it
were coming from ownship radars. The ship may fire on the attacker
before it crosses the radar horizon, allowing intercept at the maximum
possible range. Cooperative engagements may be conducted when the
target is still beyond the horizon, when track has been denied by
jamming, or when the firing ship's radars are not radiating.
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Cued Engage
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For Cued Engage, the CEC composite track is provided to Seasparrow as
a precision cue, which assigns the Target Acquisition system and Fire
Control Radar to acquire, track, and illuminate the target. The CEC
cue allows earlier detection and tracking of the attacker, extending
the intercept range closer to the ship's radar horizon.
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