INDOPACOM's top unfunded priority appears to be Aegis Ashore for Guam

By Jason Sherman / April 7, 2020 at 2:30 PM
Adm. Phil Davidson, head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has branded a proposal to improve the missile defense of Guam a "homeland defense" need and has notified Congress that a $1.7 billion requirement for Homeland Defense System-Guam is his top unfunded priority. In a report to Congress on future investments required to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy -- particularly to "regain the advantage" against China in the Pacific -- INDOPACOM says improving the ability to protect Guam against intermediate-range ballistic...

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