The Missile Defense Agency is studying the best way to defend the Aegis Ashore sites in Europe from aerial attacks, U.S. European Command confirmed. The study is in response to direction in the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act requiring a report on the air-defense capabilities of the Aegis Ashore sites, which the United States says are installed specifically to defend Europe against a limited ballistic missile attack from Iran. One site is operational in Deveslu, Romania, while another...
