MDA delays Pacific Radar, third in trio of new sensors, by two years

By Jason Sherman / April 4, 2019 at 3:47 PM
The Missile Defense Agency has pushed back plans for a new Pacific Radar by two years -- delaying all key milestones for a new sensor needed to plug holes in the U.S. military's ability to track projected future North Korean long-range rockets during the midcourse of flight -- while also trimming planned five-year spending on the project from $1 billion to $764 million. MDA's fiscal year 2020 budget request sets a new fielding date of FY-26 for the Pacific Radar...

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