Naval Systems

CMS 330

Also known as
  • Combat Management System 330
  • Lockheed Martin Canada CMS 330
  • CMS330
  • Combat Management System 330 (CMS 330)

CMS 330 is a Canadian naval combat management system from Lockheed Martin Canada, originally developed for the Royal Canadian Navy's Halifax-class frigates and later exported or adapted across allied surface fleets. Public Canadian sources describe it as the central software layer that integrates ship sensors, weapons, communications, and information sources for situational awareness and combat-system coordination, with current users or planned integrations including Canada, New Zealand, Chile, and Germany.

CMS 330, Naval combat management system, Naval Systems
Image source: Canadian Surface Combatant page
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Canada
Type
Naval combat management system
Service note
Modern naval combat-management system
Designer
Lockheed Martin Canada
Produced
In service; current product line

Specifications

System class
Naval combat management system
Architecture
Open architecture with an Intelligent Common Core, according to Lockheed Martin Canada
Integration role
Integrates ship sensors, weapons, communications, and information sources to support shipboard situational awareness and decision-making
Halifax-class role
Central component of the integrated combat system on the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 Halifax-class frigates
Sustainment period
New Canadian in-service support from November 2024 to March 2034, with options that could extend support to March 2047
Documented users
Canada, New Zealand, Chile, and Germany are identified in Canadian naval engineering and government sources
Aegis interface
Canadian Tactical Interface is loosely based on CMS 330 and connects non-US Canadian Surface Combatant systems with Aegis
Combat-System Context

CMS 330 is not a standalone weapon in the way a missile, gun, or ship is. It is the combat-management layer that helps a warship combine sensor tracks, weapons, communications, and operator displays into a coordinated combat system.

Canadian fleet base

Canadian sources identify CMS 330 as the central component of the Halifax-class integrated combat system and as deployed or partially integrated across newer Canadian surface-ship programs.

Export user community

Public records identify New Zealand and Chilean frigate integrations and a German Navy selection, making CMS 330 an allied naval software and integration product rather than only a Canadian fleet item.

River-class interface

For Canada's River-class destroyer, Maritime Engineering Journal describes a Canadian Tactical Interface loosely based on CMS 330 that connects non-US ship systems with Aegis.

Cataloged Canadian Surface Platforms

CMS 330 is cataloged here as a relationship-only combat-system component. These linked ship classes are existing catalog records where public sources connect the CMS 330 family or its Canadian Tactical Interface derivative to the platform.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
River-class destroyer, Guided missile destroyer, Naval SystemsRiver-class destroyerGuided missile destroyer

The River-class destroyer uses an Aegis-centered combat system in which the Canadian Tactical Interface, loosely based on CMS 330, connects Canadian systems to Aegis functions.

Sources: Maritime Engineering Journal CSC Aegis integration, Maritime Engineering Journal 114

Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel, Arctic and offshore patrol vessel, Naval SystemsHarry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vesselArctic and offshore patrol vessel

Canadian naval engineering reporting identifies CMS 330 as deployed on Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels, the Canadian ship class represented in the catalog by the Harry DeWolf class.

Sources: Maritime Engineering Journal 114

Timeline

CMS 330 Key Events

  1. New Zealand frigate test after CMS 330 upgrade

    HMNZS Te Mana fired a Sea Ceptor missile during operational testing after the New Zealand Anzac-class frigate upgrade integrated CMS 330 with new sensors and weapons.

  2. Canada funds extended Halifax sustainment

    A new Canadian in-service support contract covered maintenance, updates, and specialized support for CMS 330 on the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 Halifax-class frigates.

  3. Germany selects CMS 330

    Canada announced a government-to-government contract to equip the German Navy with Lockheed Martin Canada's CMS 330 combat management system.

Related Weapon Systems
SCOMBA combat management system, Naval combat management system, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsSCOMBA combat management systemNaval combat management systemSCOMBA is Navantia Sistemas' Spanish naval combat management system, a shipboard hardware-and-software architecture for building the tactical picture, allocating sensors and weapons, supporting mission planning, and coordinating command decisions on Spanish Navy surface combatants. Public program reporting ties the architecture to F-110 Aegis/AN-SPY-7 integration work and to the CATIZ export branch used for surface-vessel modernization and antisubmarine-system demonstrations.
River-class destroyer, Guided missile destroyer, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsRiver-class destroyerGuided missile destroyerThe River-class destroyer is Canada's future guided-missile destroyer class, a 15-ship Royal Canadian Navy program based on BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship and built through Irving Shipbuilding with Lockheed Martin Canada as design lead. Current official fact sheets describe a SPY-7/Aegis combat-system architecture, a 24-cell Mk 41 vertical launch battery for SM-2, ESSM, and Tomahawk missiles, Naval Strike Missile, Rolling Airframe Missile, Mk 54 torpedoes, and a CH-148 Cyclone aviation facility.

Sources

CMS 330 product pagePublisher: Lockheed Martin Canada | Note: Supports CMS 330 identity, manufacturer, Royal Canadian Navy origin, service/export context, architecture, integration role, and platform list. | Accessed: 2026-07-11Halifax CMS 330 in-service support blueprintPublisher: National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces | Note: Supports Halifax-class CMS 330 sustainment, shore-based engineering/training/testing support, capability growth, funding range, and 2024/2025 delivery timing. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Halifax CMS 330 sustainment releasePublisher: Public Services and Procurement Canada | Note: Supports CMS 330 as the central integrated-combat-system component on Halifax-class frigates, the 12-ship fit, the November 2024 to March 2034 support period, extension options, and Lockheed Martin Canada intellectual-property role. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Maritime Engineering Journal 114Publisher: National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces | Note: Supports CMS 330 deployment on Halifax-class ships, Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels, Joint Support Ship, partial River-class destroyer integration, and the Canada/New Zealand/Chile/Germany user community. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Maritime Engineering Journal CSC Aegis integrationPublisher: National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces | Note: Supports the Canadian Tactical Interface relationship to CMS 330 and its role connecting non-US Canadian Surface Combatant systems with Aegis. | Accessed: 2026-07-13New Zealand frigate CMS 330 integrationPublisher: Naval News | Note: Supports CMS 330 integration on New Zealand Anzac-class frigates, Sea Ceptor operational testing after the upgrade, and reported Chilean frigate integrations. | Accessed: 2026-07-13German Navy CMS 330 contractPublisher: Global Affairs Canada | Note: Supports the 2025 government-to-government contract to equip the German Navy with CMS 330 and the Canadian government description of the system's integration role. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Canadian Surface Combatant pagePublisher: Lockheed Martin Canada | Note: Supports CMS 330 as the Canadian-developed combat management system included in Canada's future surface-combatant fleet and the official program image. | Accessed: 2026-07-11