America Fires World's Most Advanced Air Defense Missile Using Aegis for the First Time

In Greek mythology, the name aegis stands for a shield of sorts that Athena and Zeus used to carry with them. America's enemies, however, know the moniker as belonging to one of the most potent integrated combat systems in the world, deployed in the hands of the U.S. Navy. Presently produced by defense contractor Lockheed Martin, the system is the backbone of naval defense not only for America's Navy, but also for partner nation... (continue reading...)