The Aegis Weapon System is a centralized, automated, command-and-control and weapons control system that was designed as a total weapon system, from detection to kill. The heart of the system is ...

Defense Minister Taro Kono has halted deployment plans for the Aegis Ashore missile interception system, a national security project hampered by rising costs, safety concerns, research blunders ...

The former top uniformed officer in the Self-Defense Forces criticized the government as “irresponsible” for halting the deployment of the Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system ...

TOKYO, December 19. /TASS/. The government of Japan approved on Tuesday a decision on the deployment of two Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in the country. They will be purchased in the US ...