Navy Wants to Shed Aegis Ashore Mission, But Army Still Hasn’t Agreed to Take It
The chief of naval operation’s new call to focus on sea control and power projection could lead the service to…
Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the Dec. 23, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the Nov. 18, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the Oct. 13, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the Sept. 18, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Protecting Guam from Chinese Missiles is Top Priority for INDO-PACOM’s Davidson
The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told reporters today he wants the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system to bolster…
Japan Officially Ends Aegis Ashore Plans After National Security Council Deliberations
Japan has formally ended its plans to procure two Aegis Ashore missile defense sites, citing concerns that the booster on…
MDA Director Says SM-3 Block IIA Ready for Production, Unrelated to Japan’s Decision to Back Out of Aegis Ashore
This post has been updated to include additional context noting that any Standard Missile interceptor would cause the same safety…
Japan Backing Away From Aegis Ashore
Japan is backing away from installing two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems in the country over technical concerns,…
MDA, Army Withholding Pay as Aegis Ashore Poland Construction Still Drags
The Missile Defense Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are taking a harsh stance with a contractor building the Aegis…