Army scraps plans for MRC on Guam; 'adversaries took notice' of inaugural deployment

By Jason Sherman / October 22, 2024 at 12:40 PM
The Army is scrapping plans to base its new Chinese ship-killing unit on Guam, removing the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) from the planned architecture for the Western Pacific U.S. territory -- an aspect of Defense Department designs for the region not previously made public. On Sept. 11, Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord finalized a budget action to reprogram funds appropriated in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 from lower- to higher-priority projects, identifying $34.7 million previously allocated for the Strategic Mid-Range Capability now...

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