House Paves the Way for Japan to Buy Aegis Ashore; Adds Anti-Air Warfare to European Sites
The National Defense Authorization Act passed on Friday by the House of Representatives includes measures to improve the capability of U.S.…
Navy Needs New Servers for Aegis Cruisers and Destroyers After Chinese Purchase of IBM Line
The Navy needs new servers for its upgraded Aegis Combat System after the current IBM line was sold to Chinese computer…
Global Guided Missile Expansion Forcing U.S. Navy to Rethink Surface Fleet Size
Rapid growth in the capability and quality of guided missiles — mostly Chinese in origin — is causing the U.S.…
Navy Officials: Current BMD Strategy ‘Unsustainable’; Greenert Asked Hagel for Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As demand for regional ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities sharply increases, the BMD forces’ operational tempo is trying…
Navy to Build Aegis Trainers for Surface Warfare Officers at ‘TOPGUN’
U.S. Navy’s surface warfare officers will learn to track and target air threats in a planned Aegis combat system simulator…
Navy Wants Rail Guns to Fight Ballistic and Supersonic Missiles Says RFI
Fighting ballistic missiles, stealthy targets, swarmed surface and supersonic threats are high on the Pentagon’s wish list for its future…