Japan’s new Aegis ships will need to counter Hypersonic Weapons
The Japanese government announced in December 2020 a plan to procure two "Aegis System-equipped ships" for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...
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Australia Starts Tender to Upgrade Hobart-class Destroyers Combat Management System
The Australian Department of Defence started the tender process to upgrade the combat management system...
RAN Hobart-class Destroyers Set for Aegis Combat System Upgrade
The Royal Australian Navy’s three Hobart-class destroyers are set to undergo an Aegis combat system upgrade which will increase the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) air and missile defence capability.
RIMPAC: Upgraded Anzac-class Frigate Performs First SAM Firing
Royal Australian Navy's first frigate to complete the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade, HMAS Arunta, has successfully fired surface-to-air missiles at Exercise Rim of the Pacific in Hawaii.
Japan Considering Offensive Capability as Part of Future Missile Defense Options
Following the recent stop to the Aegis Ashore missile defense system deployment in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's party is looking at possible alternatives. Options include additional Aegis destroyers, armed mega floats and even offensive conventional strike capability. Yoshihiro Inaba has the details and explains why the third option would be a major change for Japan's defense policy.
Japan’s Aegis Ashore: A Tale of Two SPYs
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.
Spain Awards Lockheed Martin $519m for F-110 Aegis & SPY-7 Radar Systems
The U.S. Navy, on behalf of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer Spain, has awarded Lockheed Martin a $519.1 million contract to support AEGIS and SPY-7 systems for the future F-110 frigates of the Spanish Navy.
BAE Systems Secures $188 Million Contract for U.S. Navy’s AEGIS Combat System
BAE Systems Inc. was awarded a five-year $188.2 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy’s AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP) organization with critical large-scale system engineering, integration, and testing expertise for the AEGIS Weapons and Combat Systems aboard U.S. Navy surface combatant ships.
PACIFIC 2019: SEA 5000 Hunter-class frigates to benefit from Aegis CMS
Lockheed Martin is moving forward with Aegis combat management system integration on the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) future SEA 5000 Hunter-class frigates, Naval News learned during Pacific 2019.
Lockheed Martin wins MDA contract for Aegis BMD 6.0 Capability
Lockheed Martin won a $326,998,037 missile defense agency (MDA) contract to design, develop, integrate, test and certify the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 6.0 capability.