DOD explores connecting Aegis, IBCS and C2BMC for improved Guam missile defense

By Jason Sherman / June 4, 2021 at 4:51 PM
The Defense Department is exploring the feasibility of stitching together the Navy's Aegis weapon system and the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense System with the Missile Defense Agency's Command and Control, Battle Management and Communication system to protect Guam from advanced Chinese missile threats. MDA's fiscal year 2022 budget request seeks $78 million in advanced component development and prototype to explore this effort under a project called Guam Defense Development, a new-start program that aims to respond to U.S...

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