Lockheed Martin Ramps Up Aegis

The U.S. Navy has successfully completed a tracking exercise using the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system during Atlantic Trident 2011, which runs through Jan. 25.

U.S. Second Fleet successfully tracks missile

The U.S Navy this past Saturday conducted a successful tracking test with its Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. The ships were not used to launch the missiles as this was a tracking exercise. The test ended eventually with the missile harmlessly falling into the Atlantic Ocean.