The Pentagon's top weapons tester is raising alarms over gaps in critical modeling and simulation (M&S) tools needed to assess the effectiveness of new missile defense systems -- including the Next Generation Interceptor and Glide Phase Interceptor -- against evolving threats. The director of operational test and evaluation, in a report to the defense secretary and Congress, said the Missile Defense Agency has struggled to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated missile capabilities, electronic warfare tactics as well as countermeasures, and...
