Retired brass: IRONDOME Act 'a bunch of hardware' without a solid operational design

By Jason Sherman / February 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A retired senior official took aim at the $19.5 billion missile defense investment proposal advanced by Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), warning the bill risks creating an ineffective missile defense system without first establishing a coherent operational framework. Dan Karbler, retired lieutenant general and former head of Army Space and Missile Defense Command, argued Feb. 10 during a webcast hosted by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance that the Sullivan-Kramer IRONDOME Act legislation lacks the necessary operational architecture,...

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