Uphill Fight Seen To Reverse Gates Missile Defense Cutbacks Attempting to use Navy ships with Aegis weapon control systems and Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to defend allied nations from Iranian missiles would be far more expensive than building the European Missile Defense (EMD) system, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), co-chairman of the congressional Missile Defense Caucus, said. He rejected "the idea that they would place Aegis and SM-3 on land ... as a potential mechanism to defend Europe at twice the…
Using Aegis To Defend Europe From Iranian Missiles Far More Costly Than EMD System: Franks
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