What is Aegis BMD?
It is the sea-based component of the ballistic missile defense architecture under development and currently deployed. The Aegis BMD mission is to deliver an enduring, operationally effective and supportable ballistic missile defense capability in Aegis cruisers and destroyers, in defense of the U.S., our deployed forces, allies and friends and to increase the effectiveness of the greater Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) by both providing and gaining synergy from other BMDS elements.