Analysts predict rise in MDA budget with next administration

By Connie Lee / December 29, 2016 at 8:30 AM
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, some defense experts project increases in missile defense funds to revive abandoned programs or ramp up current efforts. Trump has made it known that he intends to "invest in a serious missile defense system to meet growing threats by modernizing our Navy's cruisers and procuring additional, modern destroyers to counter the ballistic missile threat from Iran and North Korea," as stated on his campaign website. The incoming administration will be entering at...

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