Lockheed enhances capability of its Aegis missile-defense system

With this technology, the Aegis missile-defense system - a collection of radar stations and interceptors - will be simultaneously able to detect threats from longer distances and combat targets with reduced reaction time, the U.S. weapons maker said.In December, Japan decided to expand its ballistic missile defense system with Lockheed's ground-based Aegis in response to a growing threat from North Korean rockets.Japan intends to build two Aegis Ashore batteries that will likely cost at least $2