Member of the U.S. Navy stand aboard the USS Higgins, one of 18 American ships deployed globally with Aegis interceptor systems, during a joint Israeli-U.S. air-defence exercise dubbed 'Juniper Cobra' in the northern Israeli city of Haifa October 29, 2009. The Americans involved in the Israel-based drill believe the exercise could also be of interest to Europe, where the Obama administration plans to deploy a revamped missile shield crowned by the Aegis ballistic interceptor. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 31 months ago

Member of the U.S. Navy stand aboard the USS Higgins, one of 18 American ships deployed globally with Aegis interceptor systems, during a joint Israeli-U.S. air-defence exercise dubbed 'Juniper Cobra' in the northern Israeli city of Haifa October 29, 2009. The Americans involved in the Israel-based drill believe the exercise could also be of interest to Europe, where the Obama administration plans to deploy a revamped missile shield crowned by the Aegis ballistic interceptor.