Missile defense enterprise could see massive expansion under next Trump administration

By Jason Sherman / November 7, 2024 at 11:25 AM
The Pentagon's missile defense enterprise could be poised for a major expansion under the next Trump administration, including tripling the planned buy of Next Generation Interceptors, accelerating the Glide Phase Interceptor development and defending the nation against not just North Korean threats, but also Russian and Chinese ICBMs. These are some of the missile defense-related policy goals former Defense Secretary Chris Miller proffered in Project 2025’s policy agenda proposed for the incoming administration , which advances a fundamental change in...

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