Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

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Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense is a U.S. naval-based missile defense system that uses ship- and land-based Aegis-equipped launchers and radar to detect, track, and intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military program
ballistic missile defense system
basedOn AEGIS combat system
surface form: Aegis Combat System
capability endo-atmospheric intercept
ex-atmospheric intercept
intermediate-range ballistic missile defense
medium-range ballistic missile defense
short-range ballistic missile defense
commandAndControl AEGIS combat system
surface form: Aegis Combat System fire control
componentOf United States national missile defense
United States regional missile defense architecture
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
deployedOn Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
developedBy United States Missile Defense Agency
developedWith United States Navy
engagementPhase midcourse phase
terminal phase
initialDeployment early 2000s
interoperableWith NATO integrated air defense system
surface form: NATO missile defense systems

Patriot missile system
THAAD batteries
surface form: THAAD

Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
surface form: U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense
landVariant Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aegis Ashore
mission destroy ballistic missiles in flight
detect ballistic missiles
engage ballistic missiles
track ballistic missiles
operator United States Missile Defense Agency
United States Navy
platformType land-based
ship-based
primaryRole ballistic missile interception
sensorType phased-array radar
strategicPurpose contribute to NATO ballistic missile defense
defend against ballistic missile attacks on U.S. forces and allies
supportsMission homeland defense
theater missile defense
uses AN/SPY-1D(V) phased array radar
surface form: AN/SPY-1 radar

AN/SPY-6 radar
AN/SPY-1D(V) phased array radar
surface form: Aegis radar

Aegis-equipped launchers
SM-2 Standard Missile
surface form: Standard Missile family
usesDataLink Cooperative Engagement Capability
usesGuidance hit-to-kill kinetic intercept
usesLauncher Mk 41 VLS
surface form: Mk 41 Vertical Launching System
usesMissile SM-3 Block IIA
surface form: SM-3

SM-6
usesNetwork Link 16

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United States Missile Defense Agency overseesProgram Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
Aegis Ashore (planned, later cancelled) relatedSystem Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system relatedProgram Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
subject surface form: Ground-based Midcourse Defense
this entity surface form: Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System
MDA uses Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
subject surface form: Missile Defense Agency
this entity surface form: Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense landVariant Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aegis Ashore
Director, Missile Defense Agency oversees Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
this entity surface form: Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense programs