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Congressional Report Questions Ability of Aegis System In European BMD Mission

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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

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A recently released Congressional report has raised a number of issues regarding the role of the Navy's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, and the next-generation Aegis Ashore variant, in missile defense operations in Europe. Drafted by members of the Congressional Research Service, the 65-page report released on Tuesday calls into question a number of aspects-- from the actual number of Aegis- equipped Navy destroyers needed for the European BMD mission to the maturity of the new ballistic missile being developed…

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