AEGIS News

Weapon / Missile

SM-6 Dual II AD Missile Intercepts MRBM Target

29 Mar, 10:04
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SM-6 Dual II long-range air defence missile intercepted Northrop Grumman’s MRBM T3c2 target missile during MDA’s firing test for the AEGIS system.

Navy / Maritime

U.S. Navy Upgrades Aegis after Houthi Attacks at Red Sea

24 Mar, 04:49
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The U.S. Navy has proceeded to upgrade the Aegis combat system on its ships, using evidence of Houthi attacks with unmanned and ballistic missiles.

Weapon / Missile

USN Tests AEGIS Against MRBM Target With Countermeasures

12 Feb, 11:01
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AEGIS Weapon System with SM-3 Block IIA anti-ballistic missile was tested against an MRBM target deploying countermeasures.

Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Navy / Maritime

U.S. Aircraft Carriers Conduct Exercise With JMSDF

02 Feb, 02:13
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Aircraft Carrier strike groups of the U.S. Navy Conducted exercises with the Japanese Navy’s Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise.

Weapon / Missile

Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Missiles from the U.S.

20 Jan, 10:58
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Japanese MoD signed a $1.7 billion deal with the U.S. to acquire 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles for AEGIS-equipped destroyers.

Navy / Maritime Defence Politics Country

Japan Approves Record Defence Budget: $56bn

22 Dec, 02:21
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Today, Japan approved the government budget for fiscal 2024 as $56 billion, which secures $2.59 billion to build two Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV).

Navy / Maritime Modernisation

Lockheed Martin Prepares an Alternative to Aegis

03 Oct, 07:53
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U.S. Navy has awarded an initial $23 million contract to Lockheed Martin for an Integrated Combat System (ICS) common to the Navy and Coast Guard fleets.

Defence Politics

Japan Boosts its Defence: $53B Budget Request

04 Sep, 09:49
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Japan boosts its defence as the ministry requested a record budget worth $53 billion for the fiscal year 2024 to be presented to the Parliament in January.

Navy / Maritime

More Information About Japanese ASEV

27 Dec, 01:35
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Japanese Navy continues to invest in counterbalancing evolving threats in the region. Tokyo would like to strengthen its surface fleet with more capable and larger ships. In this line, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Forces (JMSDF) is planning to acquire ASEV (Aegis System Equipped Vessels). More information about the project has been published.