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U.S. to Accelerate Aegis Deployment in Pacific

August 17, 2006 :: Reuters :: News

The Pentagon plans to double its number of Aegis-equipped warships in the Pacific from three to six by the end of 2006, reports Reuters. The move was announced today by Rear Admiral Alan Hicks, program manager for the Aegis ballistic missile defense program. All three new warships will carry the specialized Aegis combat system, as well as Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor missiles. The UPI notes that Raytheon on Wednesday received a $266 million contract to speed up deployment of the SM-3. The interceptors are capable of shooting down short- and medium-range North Korean missiles, although they are not capable of destroying longer-range threats such as the Taep’o-dong 2. The U.S. and Japan, however, are co-developing an advanced model interceptor, dubbed SM-3 Block 2 and scheduled for deployment by 2015, which will be able to defend against these longer-range missiles. (Article)

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