The Aegis combat system is the backbone of US Navy ship defense, designed to detect, track, and destroy incoming threats in ...

A purpose-built operation in Alabama is nearing completion and will begin assembling the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s new ...

Lockheed Martin recently announced a collaboration with German defense firm Diehl Defence to integrate the IRIS-T missile ...

In this video, we explore the powerful technologies that protect nations from ballistic missiles, long-range threats, and ...

One of the recent Aegis enhancements is the ability to direct the use of laser weapons against aircraft, missiles, drones or small boats. American naval weapons development officials are considering ...

Combat systems, equipment and missiles related to ballistic missile defense (BMD) have proved particularly fruitful since the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)’s most recent Aegis flight test. Crewmembers ...

Japan reached a milestone in defending against Chinese and North Korean ballistic missiles as a future radar system, developed by the United States, has begun testing. Newsweek has contacted China's ...

On Dec. 10, a medium-range ballistic missile was tracked by a new U.S. radar as it streaked toward the Pacific island of Guam, home to America’s Andersen Air Force Base and 26,000 U.S. troops. The ...