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The Lockheed Martin Coast Guard Sys- tems team participated in the power up of the first set of electronic cabinets and consoles of the command, control, communications, computers, intelli- gence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) system onboard the U.S. Coast Guard's second National Security Cutter, Waesche (WMSL 751). Lockheed Mar- tin's C4ISR systems will provide Wae- sche's crew with a common operating picture to aid coordination among heli- copters, aircraft, other ships, and shore facilities. The system has an open-ar- chitecture design and provides interop- erability, assuring that the Coast Guard can work with several federal, regional, and state agencies and organizations to maintain maritime domain awareness and accomplish homeland security missions, Lockheed Martin officials say. The operation - Electronics Light-Off - powered up six operations center consoles, a large-screen display, and the vessel's local area network electronics cabinets, marking the beginning of the National Security Cutter's electronics test program. All 28 electronics cabinets, which constitute the core of the C4ISR system, will be powered up this week. The 418-foot Waesche, built at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Pascagoula shipyard and equipped by Lockheed Martin, will be the second ship in a class of technologically-advanced, multimission cutters.