Take A Look at the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System

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The ever growing threat of intercontinental ballistic missiles has required the United States and her allies to develop revolutionary defense systems. The Ballistic Missile Defense System is a counter-measure and determent system operated by uniform-wearing U.S. military personnel. Check it out below!

Source – U.S. Navy YouTube

(From the Missile Defense Agency) The Missile Defense Agency has fielded a Ballistic Missile Defense System consisting of:

  • 44 Ground-Based Interceptors for long-range homeland defense
  • 35 Aegis warships capable of long-range surveillance, tracking and ballistic missile defense using already deployed
  • SM-2, SM-3 and SM-6 missiles, and one operational Aegis Ashore site
  • An upgraded Cobra Dane radar in the Aleutian Islands;
  • Upgraded early warning radars strategically located around the world;
  • 12 transportable X-band radars for operations and testing;
  • Six active THAAD batteries, including one deployed to Guam for homeland defense;
  • A sea-based X-band radar, now located in the Pacific Ocean, to support flight testing and actual defensive operations;
  • An integrated Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications system that actively coordinates all elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.

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