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…
Essay: Taking Distributed Lethality to the Next Level
The evolving Distributed Lethality (DL) concept ––announced last year –– offers a new approach for how the nation might use…
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…
Russian Mystery Submarine Likely Deployment Vehicle for New Nuclear Torpedo
Russia’s plan to create a giant nuclear torpedo capable of wiping out a costal city could be farther along than…
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…
Analyst: Doomsday Nuclear Torpedo Leak Gives Insight to Russian Strategic Mindset, Ballistic Missile Defense Anxiety
A proposed Russian submarine launched doomsday weapon — the existence of which was almost certainly leaked by the Kremlin — gives…
NATO Hopes To Boost Collective Maritime BMD Capability Through Exercises, Investments
The U.S. Navy and its NATO counterparts are discussing how to make maritime ballistic missile defense (BMD) training a routine…
Lockheed Martin: 9-Country Missile Defense Demonstration to Inform Future Aegis Upgrades
This post has been updated to reflect additional information regarding the roles of each ship during the live fire exercise.…
Video: Nine Country Naval Exercise Successfully Shoots Down Ballistic, Cruise Missile Targets off Scotland
This post has been updated to include additional information from the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin. The U.S. Navy and…