MDA handing over domestic cruise missile defense to Air Force, holding on to '23 demo

By Jason Sherman / August 15, 2022 at 4:55 PM
The Missile Defense Agency is working to hand over its fledgling domestic counter-cruise missile portfolio to the Air Force in accordance with a recent directive, but also plans -- for now -- to press ahead with a project launched last year that is slated to culminate with a homeland defense demonstration in 2023. MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill said he is in the early stages of working with the Air Force to determine how best to implement Deputy Defense...

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