The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03). This was an operational live fire test demonstrating the Aegis Weapon System Engage On Remote capability…
Aegis Baseline 9.C1 (BMD 5.0 Capability Upgrade) tested against medium range ballistic missile.
Video:Simultaneous Target Acquisition and Destruction Missile Defense Test
Video highlights Aegis Ashore Initial Test
Video:Complex Missile Defense Test which highlights the system of systems approach for missile defense.
03/10/2011 - The Obama Administration has placed significant emphasis on continuing the upgrade path for the Aegis BMD program. By cancelling the Bush missile defense program in Europe, de facto, the Administration highlighted its commitment to Aegis as a key element for global missile defense
