BMD-Enhanced Aegis Cruiser Meets Expectations
By Michael Fabey .
The enhanced Aegis system for the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey – the first U.S. Navy ship deployed in the Mediterranean as part of the nation’s Phased Adaptive Approach for ballistic missile defense (BMD) – is operating as expected, the ship’s commanding officer tells Aviation Week.
“The radar’s been working great,” Capt. Jim Kilby said in ...
