AEGIS – Page 2 – The Defense Post

Jan- 2026 -

27 January

Sea

Inside Aegis: The System Powering Modern Naval Air Defense

This guide breaks down how the Aegis Weapon System anchors modern naval combat operations to protect ships and project power globally.

14 January

Americas

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

Bea Castañeda

Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers: The US Navy’s Evergreen Warship

Explore how the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer underpins global naval power, with this guide revealing its combat systems, missions, upgrades, and evolving role in modern maritime warfare.

Dec- 2025 -

17 December

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Approves $100M Sale to Maintain Japan’s Aegis Destroyers

The US State Department has approved a possible $100-million foreign military sale to Japan to maintain its Aegis-equipped destroyers.

Oct- 2025 -

3 October

Sea

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Historic First: Japanese Destroyer to Be Armed With 1,000-Mile Tomahawk Missiles

JS Chokai is a 9,500-ton Kongō-class Aegis destroyer that will be upgraded in the United States for Tomahawk missiles integration.

Sep- 2025 -

22 September

Asia Pacific

HD HII launches the second King Jeongjo-class 8,200-ton destroyer, Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, for the ROK Navy

Christine Casimiro

HD HHI Launches South Korean Navy’s Second 8,200-Ton Aegis Destroyer

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has launched the second King Jeongjo-class 8,200-ton destroyer for the Republic of Korea Navy.

Jul- 2025 -

8 July

Americas

SPY-7 radar antenna seamlessly integrated into PTC-2.

Christine Casimiro

Japan Accepts First SPY-7 Radar Antennas From Lockheed

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has accepted its first shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas from Lockheed Martin, which will be fitted on Tokyo’s first Aegis System Equipped Vessel.

3 July

Arms

A target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii during Flight Test Standard Missile-45. The USS JOHN FINN (DDG-113) detected and tracked the target missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system. Upon acquiring and tracking the target, the ship launched an SM-3 Block IIA guided missile which intercepted the target.

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Secures Up to $3B for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth up to $2.97 billion to extend its role as the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Combat Systems Engineering Agent.

Apr- 2025 -

16 April

Americas

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson

Inder Singh Bisht

Hyundai Heavy Industries Offers to Build Aegis Warships for US Navy

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has offered to build Aegis destroyers for the US to augment Washington's warship-building efforts.

Mar- 2025 -

28 March

Americas

US Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) built by HII

Christine Casimiro

HII Launches US Navy’s Third Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has launched the US Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129).

27 March

Air