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Missile Defense

Hill: ‘High Confidence’ Long-Delayed Poland Aegis Ashore Operational By 2023

Monday, August 15th, 2022

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Hill: ‘High Confidence’ Long-Delayed Poland Aegis Ashore Operational By 2023

The Aegis Ashore Poland site at the Naval Support Facility Redzikowo after four SPY–1D(V) radar arrays and the fire control illuminator were installed onto the site deckhouse in early May 2021. (Photo: MDA)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week said the agency is now confident the Poland Aegis Ashore site will be operational by next year. “So now we have a very high confidence schedule…now we can say we're very confident where we are in construction, we're very happy with the move aboard for the Navy sailors that are on board. They're living in the facilities there…So we're in a great place to get to that…

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