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January 30, 2019

More Missile Defense Ships, New Ground Deployments

Breaking Defense – WASHINGTON: A top Pentagon official on Tuesday said major upgrades being made to dozens of Navy destroyers

January 30, 2019

US State Department Approves $2.15 Billion Aegis Ashore Sale to Japan

The U.S. Department of State approved the possible sale of two Aegis Ashore batteries,  the land-based variant of the Aegis combat

January 21, 2019

Can South Korea’s New Aegis Destroyers Shoot Down North Korean Missiles?

The National Interest: South Korea is building new Aegis destroyers that could be used to shoot down North Korean ballistic

January 21, 2019

Russian senator says U.S. warship in Black Sea should keep its distance

Reuters: MOSCOW (Reuters) – Visits to the Black Sea by U.S. warships have nothing to do with U.S. security and

January 17, 2019

Japan, US vow to cooperate in space, cyber domains, over North Korea

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan agreed Wednesday to cooperate in

January 15, 2019

Porter Sailor Honored as Navy Missile Defender of the Year

DVIDS: Lt. j.g. McKenzie Anderson, USS Porter (DDG 78) training officer, was honored as the Navy’s Missile Defender of the

January 7, 2019

Australia’s First Aegis Destroyer Completes Weapons Evaluations

Sputnik International: The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) HMAS Hobart, the country’s first destroyer to sport the US-made Aegis combat system,

January 3, 2019

Lockheed Martin Wins $29M Deal for Aegis Baseline 9 System

Nasdaq: Lockheed Martin Corp ‘s LMT Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) business division recently secured a $28.9-million modification contract for

December 21, 2018

HMAS Hobart pulls into Sydney after missile-testing deployment

9 News: Ultra-advanced Navy ship HMAS Hobart has pulled into Sydney Harbour after a three-month deployment to the United States. Waiting

December 18, 2018

Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

USNI News: The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and