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Army Releases New Air And Missile Defense Framework

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

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Army Releases New Air And Missile Defense Framework

Lt. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command. Photo: U.S. Army.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --The Army on Wednesday released a new framework for its future approach to air and missile defense with the goal of synchronizing modernization efforts and providing maneuver forces with multi-mission capabilities to better prepare for emerging threats. Lt. Gen. James Dickinson, head of Army Space and Missile Defense Command, told reporters at the AUSA Global Force Symposium here the new document will ensure development of modernized capabilities follows integration of the Army’s new Multi-Domain Operations concept to ensure…

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