House lawmakers are proposing legislation that would require an initial fleet of a dozen Glide Phase Interceptors be operational by 2029 -- mandating a six-year acceleration of the Pentagon hypersonic defense program -- a move that, if enacted, could require billions of dollars be added to the project's near-term development plans. The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, in draft legislation proposed as part of the panel’s fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill , would bolster the Missile Defense Agency’s...
