The Aegis ballistic missile defense system (Aegis BMD or ABMD), [1] also known as Sea-Based Midcourse, is a Missile Defense Agency program under the United States Department of Defense developed to provide missile defense against short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
In 2020 an Aegis BMD-equipped destroyer successfully intercepted a simple intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)-threat representative target with a SM-3 Block IIA missile, illustrating how the system could be used in a layered missile defense architecture, enhancing U.S. homeland missile defense.
2021年8月4日 · The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, is the sea-based component of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It uses the SPY-1 radar and variants of Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) or Standard Missile-6 to intercept ballistic missiles during …
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense element utilizes existing Aegis cruisers, destroyers, and ashore sites armed with Standard Missile-3 Block IA, IB, and IIA interceptor missiles...
The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations.
Aegis BMD ships on Ballistic Missile Defense patrols detect and track ballistic missiles of all ranges — including ICBMs — and report track data to the missile defense system. This capability shares tracking data to cue other missile defense sensors and
2021年7月2日 · The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. BMD-capable Aegis ships operate in European waters to defend Europe from potential ballistic missile attacks from countries
2019年8月19日 · The Navy can accomplish three missile defense-related missions using Aegis BMD: • Defend deployed forces and allies from short- to intermediate-range theater ballistic missile threats • Provide forward-deployed radar capabilities to enhance defense against ballistic missile threats of all ranges by
2019年8月22日 · The Navy can accomplish three missile defense-related missions using Aegis BMD: • Defend deployed forces and allies from short- to intermediate-range theater ballistic missile threats • Provide forward-deployed radar capabilities to enhance defense against ballistic missile threats of all ranges by
Aegis BMD uses SM-3 guided missiles to intercept ballistic missile threats outside the Earth’s atmosphere, and uses SM-2 or SM-6 guided missiles to intercept ballistic missile and anti-air warfare threats within the atmosphere using Sea-Based …