The
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System is a
US Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency[?] program to develop a "rudimentary" missile defense sytem, covering the US, by
2005. Three tests, conducted in
2002, were considered successful; a
June 19,
2003 test (conducted in the
Pacific, using an
SM-3[?]) was considered to be a failure.
See also: National Missile Defense, Aegis class cruiser[?]