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Guam gets US first Aegis Ashore system that can kill multiple missiles at once
The US Navy has begun deploying its land-based Aegis missile defense system, Aegis Ashore, in Guam. Located in the middle of ...
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Aegis Ashore alternative only available for a third of the year
An undisclosed problem has emerged over the alternative for the Aegis Ashore missile defense system, and the resource strain it would cause could even hamper Japan’s other maritime operations.
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Japan's missile defense options
That is one of the new government's most pressing issues after its predecessor scrapped plans to deploy the land-based Aegis Ashore system. Aegis Ashore was supposed to add an extra layer of ...
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Aegis Ashore alternative runs to at least 1.5 times the cost
On the other hand, purchasing and maintaining two Aegis destroyers for 30 years came with an estimated price tag of about 700 billion yen, about 1.5 times more than the Aegis Ashore system.
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Japan's security strategy at a crossroads
But Tokyo’s decision to suspend its plan to deploy Aegis Ashore units may signal a major shift in the strategy. Japan was planning to purchase two Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense systems ...
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PAC-3 MSE launched from virtual Aegis ship hits cruise missile target
The Missile Defense Agency provided Lockheed with a small amount of funding early on to integrate PAC-3 MSE into its Aegis Ashore baseline capability. Aegis Ashore provides missile defense ...