Legislation would direct DOD to codify options for Aegis Ashore defense against Russia

By Jason Sherman / June 16, 2023 at 2:20 PM
The project to explore expanding the mission of Aegis Ashore sites in Europe to defend against Russian threats would inch forward if legislation proposed by a House panel -- which calls for the Pentagon to report on feasibility and advisability of such a change -- becomes law. The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, in its mark of the fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill, includes a provision that would require the Defense Department to codify notional options for giving...

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