LOCKHEED: AEGIS ASHORE WILL USE SAME TECHNOLOGY AS AEGIS AFLOAT

/ November 4, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Lockheed Martin officials said last week they can deliver a land-based version of the Aegis combat system by 2015, the date the Obama administration has targeted for installing ashore missile and radar batteries in Europe to defend against medium-range ballistic missiles that could potentially be launched by Iran. The land-based Aegis system would likely be the exact same capability now residing on Navy destroyers and cruisers, the officials said. Termed "Aegis ashore," the plan is to use the Aegis Spy-1...

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