MDA Discusses Potential Aegis Ashore Options for Guam
Guam, the United States Defense Department’s small island strategic outpost in the Pacific Ocean is situated approximately 1,900 miles (3,057 kilometers) from Shanghai, China...
04 Dec 2021
Guam, the United States Defense Department’s small island strategic outpost in the Pacific Ocean is situated approximately 1,900 miles (3,057 kilometers) from Shanghai, China...
05 Dec 2020
The Japanese government is considering to build additional Aegis destroyers as an alternative solution to Aegis Ashore...
18 Jun 2020
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced this week its intention to halt deployment of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system citing difficulties in ensuring that rocket boosters from the interceptors do not fall in populated areas. The real reason may actually have to do with the radar system, namely SPY-6 and SPY-7. Yoshihiro Inaba has the story.
16 Jan 2020
At the 2020 Surface Navy Association's national symposium (SNA 2020) currently held near Washington DC, Japanese company Fujitsu and their partner Lockheed Martin unveiled a collaborative table and multi-function display.
11 Feb 2024
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy successfully executed Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23) or Stellar Sisyphus, a two part developmental test of sensor tracking and communications link capabilities.
11 Apr 2023
Naval News caught up with Lockheed Martin and their Aegis PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability 3) ...
11 Oct 2021
According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD)’s budget request for FY2022 announced on August 30, 2021, the budget includes the cost to modify the Lockheed Martin SPY-7 radar in order to operate it at sea...
24 May 2021
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MOD) is trying to build unique ships that will specialize in ballistic missile defense (BMD) using systems originally procured for a land-based installation known as "Aegis Ashore".
01 May 2021
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is planning a multihull as one of the proposed designs for the Aegis system equipped ship.
19 Mar 2021
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned today its second and final Maya-class AEGIS Destroyer. JS Haguro はぐろ (DDG-180)...