Less than a year after an early acquisition decision forced a delay in the Pentagon's flagship hypersonic defense effort, the Missile Defense Agency is now exploring ways to accelerate the Glide Phase Interceptor program to better align with the advancing threat. MDA Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins acknowledged the agency’s decision last year to down-select a prime contractor ahead of schedule -- triggered by budget pressure -- has set the program back by several years. But he told the House...
