Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Weapons systems;    Warships;    Cruisers;    Destroyers;    Defense economics;   

RP-ID  :  RL33745
RP-ID  :  RL33745_2010Sep28

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program. Under current Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy plans, the number of BMD-capable Navy Aegis ships is schedule to grow from 20 at the end of FY2010 to 38 at the end of FY2015. This report discusses the concerns some have over BMD expansion, as well as BMD funding issues.