U.S. Navy Needs More Ships With A BMD Platform
Navy Surface ships with ballistic missile defense capabilities — like the cruiser Shiloh, above, firing a Standard Missile-3 during a 2006 test — will patrol the North Sea and the Mediterranean starting in 2011 to provide missile defense to Europe. NAVY
No sooner did the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system become operational in 2008 than U.S. combatant commanders started asking for BMD-equipped ships to begin patrolling their areas.
Central Command needed a “shooter” in the northern Arabian Gulf. European Command wanted one in the eastern Mediterranean. Pacific Command already had Aegis ships with limited BMD capabilities on guard around Japan for a potential launch from North Korea.
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My Comment: This should not be a surprise …. the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system is a proven weapons platform that has performed exceptionally well in tests. With such a track record, it is only natural that U.S. combatant commanders would want this system in their arsenal.
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