Report: Japan Interested in Aegis Ashore for Ballistic Missile Defense
The Japanese Defense Ministry is interested in acquiring Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense (BMD) battery, according to an…
U.S. Conducts First Aegis Ashore Live Missile Test
The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have conducted the first test launch from an Aegis Ashore test…
U.S. Deploys First SM-3 Block IB Missile
The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency have started to deploy the Raytheon Standard SM-3 Block 1B operationally, the…
Top Stories 2013: U.S. Navy Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Russia: Iran Deal Ends Need for NATO European Missile Shield
Russian officials are calling for the U.S. to stop developing its European land-based missile defense program following a deal reached…
First European Aegis Ashore Begins Construction
The U.S. and NATO have begun construction on the first deployed Aegis Ashore installation in Deveselu, Romania as part of…
Inside Aegis Ashore
From the outside, the so-called deckhouse of the Aegis Ashore anti-missile system looks nothing like its seagoing counterpart installed on…
GAO: Costs Double for Aegis Ashore
The estimated cost of a for series of ballistic missile defense batteries in Eastern Europe and Hawaii have doubled, according…