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Keywords: Navy Theater Ballistic Missile Defense.JPG Navy Theater-Wide TBMD Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Description Navy Theater-Wide NTW TBMD builds upon the Navy Area TBMD capability and consists of modifications to the Aegis Weapon System and the integration of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization BMDO -developed Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile LEAP and a third-stage rocket motor into the existing Standard SM-2 Block IV Missile The NTW system will be capable of intercepting threat ballistic missiles in their ascent midcourse and descent phases of their exo-atmospheric trajectory Coupled with the Navy Area TBMD capability this will provide robust defense-in-depth to U S and allied forces vital political and military assets population centers and large geographic regions against the threat of ballistic missile attack http //www chinfo navy mil/navpalib/policy/vision/vis99/v99-ch3c html source PD-USGov-Military-Navy Surface-to-air missiles Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System
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