As part of its effort to develop an integrated global ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, the Department of Defense (DOD) has modified or is modifying several Navy Aegis cruisers and many Navy Aegis destroyers for BMD operations. DOD has also deployed a large BMD radar - the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) on a modified floating oil platform. The proposed FY2010 defense budget requests a total of $1,859.5 million for the Aegis BMD program, including $1,690.8 million in research and development funding for the program and $168.7 million in procurement funds for the SM-3 interceptor missile. The proposed FY2010 budget would fund, among other things, the installation of BMD capability on six Aegis ships, which would increase the total number of Aegis BMD ships to 27. The proposed FY2010 budget also requests $174.6 million for continued operations of the SBX.


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    Title :

    Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense - Background and Issues for Congress. Updated November 13, 2009


    Contributors:
    R. O'Rourke (author)

    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    81 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English