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Pentagon

MDA’s Todorov Calls For Refocus On RDT&E

Pat Host

Thursday, June 18th, 2015

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MDA’s Todorov Calls For Refocus On RDT&E

A Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) Flight Test in June 22, 2014. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) needs to re-focus on its “seed corn” of research, test, development and evaluation (RDT&E) while facing increasing demands for procurement, according to its deputy director.Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Todorov said Thursday that procurement demands are increasing because combatant commanders want access to missile defense technology. At the same time, he said MDA is hampered by a top-line budget figure that is decreasing in a “stair-step” manner. Todorov said the mix of declining budget and…

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