Document: Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Programs
The following is the May 26, 2016 Congressional Research Service report Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Document: Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the March 28, 2016 Congressional Research Service report Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
MDA Seeking Directed Energy, Coalition Solutions To Missile Threat; Navy Pursuing Larger Sensor Network
To counter the growing quantity and capability of enemy missiles around the world, the Missile Defense Agency is looking for…
FY 2017 Navy Budget Adds 3 More Aegis Combat System Modernizations Over Next 5 Years
Ten guided missile destroyers will be fully upgraded to Navy’s top-of-the-line Aegis combat system over the next five years —…
Aegis Ashore Site To Reach ‘Technical Capability Declaration’ This Week, But Not Operational Until Early 2016
U.S. and Romanian officials will make a “Technical Capability Declaration” for the first Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense site this…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program
The following is the Dec. 11, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Aegis Ashore Scores in First Intercept Test
Aegis Ashore ground-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) system scored its first successful intercept from its Hawaiian test location, the Missile…
Aegis Ashore in Romania Set For Dec. 31 Lightoff; BMD, SM-6 Nearing Full Fielding
The Aegis Combat System program has several major milestones approaching, including the lightoff of the first land-based Aegis Ashore, the…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the Nov. 10, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Navy Developing Software To Give Standard Missile-6 Additional Mission Capabilities
This post has been updated to include additional information from the Navy. The Navy’s surface ship weapons office is developing…