The Senate on April 6 confirmed Maj. Gen. Joseph Cosumano as the next commander of the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command, just hours after Sen. Bob Smith (R-NH) dropped a hold on his nomination upon receiving assurances from top Army officials that they remain committed to SMDC's Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite program, InsideDefense.com has learned. "To the Army's credit, they have now informed me that they support the program completely and they intend with Gen. Cosumano in charge to put...
