MDA, U.S. Navy Rapidly Updating Aegis Following Middle East Attacks

The Aegis-configured USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) fires an SM-6 during a March 2023 Missile Defense Agency test.

Credit: U.S. Navy
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—Recent air defense engagements in the Middle East—downing Houthi drones in the Red Sea and the large-scale defense of Israel against an Iranian attack in April—have given the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy real-world data to improve air defense radars. The data is...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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