Aegis BMD Sea-Based Elements: At Sea Today and Tomorrow
Strategic Underpinnings of Aegis BMD at Sea
The most recent U.S. national level strategic guidance is the January 2012 Department …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense
Aegis BMD Sea-Based Elements: The Ship-based Solution
The U.S. Navy’s strong commitment to a national ballistic missile defense is articulated in the 2007 tri-service A Cooperative Strategy …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Operation Burnt Frost
The recent situation in Northeast Asia has been extensively covered by Defense Media Network. Over the past several weeks, international …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Evolution of the Standard Missile
It’s the Missile that Hits the Target
The U.S. Navy has a long and largely successful history of shipboard Aegis …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Aegis Weapon System, Missiles, and Launchers
Previous posts have focused on missile defense writ large and on ballistic missile defense more specifically, especially, as in the …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Air-Sea Battle Concept and Aegis BMD
In an article in Foreign Policy in October 2012, “100% Right 0% of the Time,” Micah Zenko quoted Secretary of …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Strategic Framework for Aegis BMD
As noted in previous posts of this series, the nation’s early ballistic missile defense efforts were understandably focused on protecting …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Responding to the Evolving Iranian Ballistic Missile Threat
The previous post examined Iran as a threat, while this post explores U.S. and regional responses to Iran’s rapidly evolving …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Evolving Iranian Ballistic Missile Threat
The widely discussed U.S. “pivot” to Asia is one of the strategic themes that will likely dominate at least the …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Responding to the Chinese Ballistic Missile Threat
As noted in earlier posts of this series on U.S. Navy missile defense, dealing with just the multi-headed hydra of …
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