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NATO Hopes To Boost Collective Maritime BMD Capability Through Exercises, Investments

NATO Hopes To Boost Collective Maritime BMD Capability Through Exercises, Investments

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Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) watch a Standard Missile-3 launch during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum's at Sea Demonstration (ASD-15).

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) watch a Standard Missile-3 launch during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum’s at Sea Demonstration (ASD-15).

The U.S. Navy and its NATO counterparts are discussing how to make maritime ballistic missile defense (BMD) training a routine event in Europe, in the hopes that countries will grow more comfortable working with one another in this warfare area and even invest in greater capabilities, the head of American ballistic missile defense in Europe told USNI News. Read More →

Lockheed Martin: 9-Country Missile Defense Demonstration to Inform Future Aegis Upgrades

Lockheed Martin: 9-Country Missile Defense Demonstration to Inform Future Aegis Upgrades

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) takes part in a ship formation to begin At Sea Demonstration 2015 (ASD 15) Oct. 18, 2015. US Navy photo.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) takes part in a ship formation to begin At Sea Demonstration 2015 (ASD 15) Oct. 18, 2015. US Navy photo.

This post has been updated to reflect additional information regarding the roles of each ship during the live fire exercise.

The Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense At-Sea Demonstration this week will help Aegis Combat System developer Lockheed Martin validate how well coalition forces’ platforms can work together in the real world and discover any improvements that may need to be made to the system. Read More →

Industry Confirms Australia’s Hobart Class Destroyers $870 Million Over Budget, Lead Ship 30 Months Late

Industry Confirms Australia’s Hobart Class Destroyers $870 Million Over Budget, Lead Ship 30 Months Late

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An artist's conception of the Hobart-class guided missile destroyer

An artist’s conception of the Hobart-class guided missile destroyer

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — The consortium building three air warfare destroyers (AWDs) for the Royal Australian Navy has provided an update on the construction of the ships, as well as an overview on the lessons learned from the delays and cost overruns that have plagued the program. Read More →

Surface Navy Concerned Reduced Destroyer Modernizations Will Increase Risk in Future Fights

Surface Navy Concerned Reduced Destroyer Modernizations Will Increase Risk in Future Fights

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USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) conducts a flight test from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. US Navy Photo

USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) conducts a flight test from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s reduced combat system modernization schedule for its legacy Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers (DDG-51) puts the surface fleets ability to tackle ballistic missile defense (BMD) tasks — as well as protect high value ships like aircraft carriers — at risk, the service’s director of surface warfare told Congress. Read More →

Navy Stands Up Development Command to Breed Elite Surface Warfare Officers

Navy Stands Up Development Command to Breed Elite Surface Warfare Officers

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Rear Adm. Jim Kilby during an April training exercise in conjunction with the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center. NSMWDC Photo

Rear Adm. Jim Kilby during an April training exercise in conjunction with the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center. NSMWDC Photo

The Navy is in the midst of a surface warfare renaissance after 15 years of lower-end tasks in the backgrounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In addition to beefing up its weapons and material readiness to wage a high-end fight, the surface community is also borrowing lessons from the naval aviation to train a new cadre of elite surface warfare officers (SWOs). Read More →

Australia Launches First Hobart Destroyer Amidst Additional Cost Overruns, Delays

Australia Launches First Hobart Destroyer Amidst Additional Cost Overruns, Delays

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Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer Hobart shortly after its launch on May 23, 2015. Government of Australia Photo

Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer Hobart shortly after its launch on May 23, 2015. Government of Australia Photo

Australia’s state owned shipbuilder ASC launched the first of a new class of guided missile destroyer for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) last week a day after after a new government statement outlined additional delays and cost overruns in the three ship program. Read More →

Winnefeld: U.S., Partners' Missile Defense Capabilities Improving as Threats Increase

Winnefeld: U.S., Partners’ Missile Defense Capabilities Improving as Threats Increase

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USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) launches a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) during a live-fire test of the ship's Aegis weapons system on June 19, 2014. US Navy Photo

USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) launches a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) during a live-fire test of the ship’s Aegis weapons system on June 19, 2014. US Navy Photo

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff described the nation’s efforts in domestic and regional missile defense as “being on an upward trajectory,” smiling in acknowledging his own quip, in a speech Tuesday. Read More →

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