NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY REDZIKOWO, Poland (Sept. 24, 2019) The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) site in Poland is nearing the final phases of construction at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, the Navy’s newest installation. The first Aegis Ashore site was established at Deveselu, Romania in 2016 as part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach announced by the Obama administration in 2009. Aegis Ashore uses a defensive system almost identical to that used on Navy Aegis-capable guided-missile destroyers and cruisers at sea. The system is designed to detect, track, engage
NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY REDZIKOWO, Poland (Sept. 24, 2019) The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) site in Poland is nearing the final phases of construction at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, the Navy’s newest installation. The first Aegis Ashore site was established at Deveselu, Romania in 2016 as part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach announced by the Obama administration in 2009. Aegis Ashore uses a defensive system almost identical to that used on Navy Aegis-capable guided-missile destroyers and cruisers at sea. The system is designed to detect, track, engage and destroy ballistic missiles in flight. The complex at Redzikowo will consist of a fire-control radar “deckhouse” (pictured) with an associated Aegis command, control and communications suite. Separately, it will house several launch modules containing Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors. Once construction is completed, the Aegis Ashore site in Poland will expand a defensive capability that protects NATO European territories, populations and forces against ballistic missiles launched from outside the Euro-Atlantic region. (Photo by Navy Lt. Amy Forsythe, Public Affairs Officer, Naval Support Facility Redzikowo)
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