Aegis Ashore In Romania

This morning's issue of Inside the Navy notes that the service has formally established the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System in Romania as part of the Obama administration's Phased Adaptive Approach to ballistic missile defense in Europe, according to an Aug. 14 memo from the office of the chief of naval operations.

The memo, which stems from the Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement signed last September, establishes a subject shore command effective Oct. 1, complete with a commanding officer. The Navy hopes to install an Aegis Ashore site in Romania by 2015 and a site in Poland by 2018.

The memo itself is now available on InsideDefense.com.

Some other recent Aegis Ashore news:

MDA Looking To Industry For Information On Future Aegis Ashore Site (Inside the Navy, July 16)

The Missile Defense Agency is looking to industry to determine interest and capability to deliver an Aegis Ashore site in Poland in 2018 as part of the third phase of the European Phased Adaptive Approach, the Obama administration's plan for defending the continent from ballistic missiles, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.

The research will help MDA identify potential sources and experience to fulfill requirements, develop an acquisition strategy, identify barriers to competition and determine documentation needed to support the program and proposal preparations, according to a July 11 request for information.

Aegis Ashore builds upon the already-fielded Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System assets and adapts a sea-based weapon system for use on land. This will be accomplished by adapting the Aegis Weapons System and Vertical Launching System to the land-based concept.