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USS Lake Erie tests Aegis system off Hawaii
U.S. Missile Defense Ship Sails to Japan
Recently, both the USS Shiloh and Lake Erie put to sea to test their missile intercept abilities. The Shiloh and seven other Aegis-equipped vessels are at the port of Yokosuka in response to N.K. missile tests and the Lake Erie is just going out to test her intercepting skills.
Though these controlled tests show positive signs for the Aegis system, are they likely to stop enemy ICBMs that are targeted for the U.S. overseas? The U.S. Navy uses its own missiles as targets for the Aegis system but is it as effective as other types of missiles that may be lobbed across the sea? How much more development is being put into the Aegis system and how can it be improved? Is the Aegis system out-of-date or is it still the most effective system right now to stop incoming missiles?
I've heard different answers to these questions and wanted to have them cleared up.
Thanks.
U.S. Missile Defense Ship Sails to Japan
Recently, both the USS Shiloh and Lake Erie put to sea to test their missile intercept abilities. The Shiloh and seven other Aegis-equipped vessels are at the port of Yokosuka in response to N.K. missile tests and the Lake Erie is just going out to test her intercepting skills.
Though these controlled tests show positive signs for the Aegis system, are they likely to stop enemy ICBMs that are targeted for the U.S. overseas? The U.S. Navy uses its own missiles as targets for the Aegis system but is it as effective as other types of missiles that may be lobbed across the sea? How much more development is being put into the Aegis system and how can it be improved? Is the Aegis system out-of-date or is it still the most effective system right now to stop incoming missiles?
I've heard different answers to these questions and wanted to have them cleared up.
Thanks.