International Cooperative Programs
Aegis Ashore
2014
Jan. 8, 2014
The deckhouse for the Aegis Ashore system at the Pacific Missile Range Facility. This is the test asset for the Aegis Ashore system that will be emplaced in Romania and Poland. Missile Defense Agency Photo
2013
Oct. 28, 2013
U.S. and Romanian officials break ground on the new Aegis Ashore missile defense site at Deveselu Air Base, Romania. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Photo by Vince Little.
2013
The deckhouse for the Aegis Ashore system bound for Romania at the Lockheed Martin Aegis facility. Missile Defense Agency Photo
2012
Aegis Ashore is the land-based component of the Ballistic Missile Defense System and will use the same components (AN/SPY-1 Radar, Fire Control System, Vertical Launch System, computer processors, display system, power supplies and water coolers) that will be used onboard the Navy's new construction Aegis BMD Destroyers.
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
2010
Oct. 29, 2010
A Standard Missile — 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Japanese Ship (JS) KIRISHIMA (DDG-174) in a joint missile defense intercept test with the Missile Defense Agency, in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 successfully intercepted a separating 1,000 km class ballistic missile target that had been launched minutes earlier from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. The KIRISHIMA's crew detected and tracked the target and its weapons system developed a fire control solution. The crew then launched the SM-3, with the intercept occurring three minutes later.
2009
Oct. 28, 2009
A Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Japanese Ship (JS) Myoko (DDG 175) in a joint missile defense intercept test, with the Missile Defense Agency, in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 successfully intercepted a medium range target that had been launched minutes earlier from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. The Myoko's crew had detected and tracked the target and its weapons system developed a fire control solution, then launched the SM-3. The Myoko will return to Japanese waters after it has loaded some SM-3 interceptors in Pearl Harbor. (Photo Courtesy MDA)
2008
Nov. 19, 2008
A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) is launched from the Japanese Ship (JS) CHOKAI (DDG 176) in a joint missile defense intercept test, with the Missile Defense Agency, in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 was attempting to intercept a medium range separating target that had been launched minutes earlier from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. The CHOKAI's crew had detected and tracked the target and its weapons system developed a fire control solution, then launched the SM-3. The system, crew and missile performed as expected, but in the last few seconds of flight, the SM-3 failed to intercept the target. While the failure is under investigation, the CHOKAI will return to Japanese waters after it has loaded some SM-3 interceptors in Pearl Harbor. (Photo Courtesy MDA)
2007
Dec. 17, 2007
A Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Japanese AEGIS Destroyer JS Kongo enroute to an intercept of a target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii December 17, 2007. FTM-1 was the first time that a Japanese ship was designated to launch the interceptor missile, a major milestone in the growing cooperation between Japan and the U.S. (U.S. Navy Photos)
Arrow
2014
Jan. 3, 2014
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed the second successful flyout test of the Arrow-3 interceptor.
2013
Feb. 25, 2013
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 interceptor missile. The Arrow-3 interceptor successfully launched and flew an exo-atmospheric trajectory through space, according to the test plan.
2011
Feb. 22, 2011
The joint U.S.-Israel Arrow Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic target missile. The target missile was launched from a Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) off the coast of California. The Arrow Weapon System then launched an interceptor missile which performed its planned trajectory and destroyed the target missile.
2004
An Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor is launched from its mobile platform during a joint Israel/United States developmental test at the Point Mugu Sea Range in California.
1996
The Arrow program is a joint venture by the Missile Defense Agency and the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The Arrow system is intended to provide Israel a contingency missile defense capability and provide the U.S. technical benefits.
David's Sling
2013
Nov. 20, 2013
The US-Israel David's Sling Weapon System scored a 'major milestone' Wednesday with a successful intercept of a short-range ballistic missile target at a test range in southern Israel.
2012
Nov. 20, 2012
David's Sling Weapons System Stunner Missile intercepts target during inaugural flight test.
