The following is the U.S. Navy’s new Surface Force Strategy, which was released on Jan. 9, 2016. Read More
Tag Archives: ballistic missile defense
New Strategy Emphasizes High-end Surface Warfare
Guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-72) conducts a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) on Dec. 28, 2016. US Navy Photo
A new strategy for the surface force – released today – creates an outline for a navy that anticipates a return to high-end warfare it hasn’t known since the Cold War. Read More
MDA Conducts Successful BMD Intercept with Ship-launched SM-6
A SM-6 Dual I fired from USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a Dec. 14, 2016 MDA BMD test. MDA Photo
The Missile Defense Agency proved it could intercept a complicated medium range ballistic missile target with the Navy’s SM-6 missile, the agency announced. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program
The following is the Oct. 25, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Lockheed: SM-3 Block IIA Missile Shot Next Month Will Also Test New Aegis BMD Build
USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test involving the launch of a medium-range ballistic missile target from the Pacific Missile Range Facility located on Kauai, Hawaii on May 17, 2016. MDA Photo
MOORESTOWN, N.J. – A planned October ballistic missile defense test from an Aegis destroyer will be the first outing for Lockheed Martin’s upgraded integrated air and missile defense software build, company officials told USNI News last week. Read More
USNI News Video: What is Aegis Ashore?
In May, the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency activated a maritime radar about 200 miles away from any saltwater. Read More
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 Issues for Congress. Read More
VIDEO: MDA, Navy Conduct Flight Test On Upgraded SM-3 Block IB
The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy tested an upgraded Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile aboard USS Hopper (DDG-70) this week, successfully demonstrating the performance of a more reliable third-stage rocket motor (TSRM) nozzle. Read More
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 Issues for Congress. Read More
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 Issues for Congress. Read More
