White House objects to draft legislation that would block THAAD-IBCS integration

By Jason Sherman / June 12, 2024 at 3:54 PM
The Biden administration says a proposed funding cut by a House committee would impede combatant commanders' ability to counter sophisticated air and missile threats by blocking the Army from integrating the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system with the service's new Integrated Battle Command System. On June 11, the White House Office of Management and Budget voiced its objection to a $27 million cut in system development and demonstration funding for the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense program, whose...

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