DOT&E warns of key missile defense assessment gap as MDA pulls funding for M&S project

By Jason Sherman / February 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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...

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