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Navy/USMC

First U.S. Aegis Destroyer In Spain For NATO Missile Defense

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Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

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First U.S. Aegis Destroyer In Spain For NATO Missile Defense

The USS Donald Cook arriving in Rota, Spain earlier this year. Photo: U.S. Navy

The first of four of the Navy's Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system arrived in Spain on Tuesday as part of NATO’s plan for protecting Europe from the proliferation of ballistic missile in the Middle East. USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) ported at Naval Station Rota to join the U.S. Sixth Fleet and mark the beginning of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) adopted by Washington and its NATO allies for protecting Europe from missile…

Congress

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Congress

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Advanced / Transformational Technology

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Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

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