Watchdog slams Missile Defense Agency for delivery, testing shortfalls in 2022
For the past 20 years, GAO finds, "missile threats from foreign adversaries have evolved, and MDA has faced persistent challenges as it attempts to keep pace."
No US missile defense system proven capable against ‘realistic’ ICBM threats: Study
Missile Defense Agency pushes back, pointing Breaking Defense to positive report from Pentagon tester, laudatory comments from senior military officials and recent test wins.
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As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
Missile Defense Costs To Soar $5B A Year: CBO
CBO estimates that developing F-35-launched boost-phase interceptors to defend against North Korean ballistic missiles would cost $25 billion to $40 billion to develop, with an additional $10 billion to $20 billion a year to operate.
SMC, SDA Missile Warning Sat Ground Systems Won’t ‘Talk’ – For Now
"The fiction that SDA and SMC are working together is just that," said a former senior DoD space official. "You know, they make nicey-nicey, but, the reality is that they're not working together."