Marine Corps wants to double FY-20 funding to integrate Iron Dome launcher, missiles with organic systems

By Jason Sherman / July 2, 2020 at 11:51 AM
The Marine Corps wants to double the cash it has on hand in fiscal year 2020 to continue development of a new air defense capability that aims to stitch together elements of the Israeli-designed Iron Dome system with the service's organic sensors and command-and-control tools. The Marine Corps -- which was appropriated $10 million in fiscal year 2020 for the effective launch of the Medium Range Intercept Capability, the newest increment of the Ground Based Air Defense family of systems...

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