Three U.S. Navy ships equipped with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system simultaneously tracked the same target missile during an exercise off the Virginia coast Jan. 22, the service ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. US Navy ...

Thursday's successful Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) intercept test was due, in part, to the critical engineering and technical direction provided by the Johns Hopkins University Applied ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD) program is on track to begin two key functions later this year, according to a program official. The first Aegis Navy destroyer ...

Abstract: The Administration's new "phased adaptive approach" for missile defense in Europe and the Pentagon's wider sea-based Aegis BMD program have the potential to provide robust missile defense ...

WASHINGTON — The latest U.S. Navy Aegis ships fitted for the ballistic missile defense (BMD) program can now handle anti-air warfare roles as well, according to Navy and industry sources. More Arleigh ...

The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD ...

The Pentagon's FY2025 budget request for Aegis ballistic missile defence would decrease spending compared to FY2024. (US Army) The Department of Defense is requesting about USD1.3 billion for ...

AEGIS BMD: Although Japan is the only other country that has indicated it plans to acquire the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD) system (DAILY, Sept. 4, 2003), ...

Military and civilian leaders gathered Nov. 13 at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren for a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the Rear Admiral David M. Altwegg Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ...

Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) is both a field activity of the Naval Sea System Command, as well as the Navy element of the overall Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency (MDA) program.