00:00the digital aegis protecting the corridor
00:05as the irgc's smart minds and mosquito fleets grow more aggressive the task of holding the
00:11line falls to the most advanced destroyer in the world the uss jack h lucas this is the first ship
00:19to carry aegis baseline 10 a massive leap in naval computing power while older systems could struggle
00:26with cluttered environments like the narrow strait of hormuz baseline 10 can track thousands of
00:32targets simultaneously from stealthy drones in the air to fast-moving suicide boats on the surface
00:40integrated with the spy6 radar the lucas acts as the command hub for the entire neutral corridor
00:48it doesn't just defend itself it provides a cooperative engagement umbrella that allows
00:54every allied ship in the vicinity to see through the irgc's electronic jamming in the high stakes
01:01game of operation southern spear this digital shield is the only reason global shipping hasn't come to
01:08a total standstill integrated defense winning the multi-domain war
01:18the real power of the jack h lucas lies in its integrated air and missile defense capability
01:25in a conflict where the threat can come from a smart mine below or a cruise missile from the coast
01:31the lucas is designed to fight in every domain at once using its mark 41 vertical launch system it can
01:39fire a mix of sm6 interceptors for long-range threats and evolved sea sparrow missiles for close-in protection
01:48more importantly it is the brain of the fleet's new kill web it receives real-time data from p-8a
01:56poseidon's overhead and ghost fleet usvs on the water creating a unified tactical picture that leaves the irgc
02:04of the sea nowhere to hide as we head into the second month of the six-month warning the uss
02:11jack h lucas
02:12stands as the primary iron gate ensuring that the lifeblood of the global economy continues to flow
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