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Biden Administration Opposes Missile Defense Systems Provisions In Senate Defense Bill

Monday, October 24th, 2022

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Biden Administration Opposes Missile Defense Systems Provisions In Senate Defense Bill

Concept image of Lockheed Martin version of Next Generation Interceptors (NGI) in flight. (Artist rendering: Lockheed Martin)

The White House recently announced it “strongly opposes” several provisions related to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and hypersonic missile defense in the Senate’s fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill. On Oct. 19, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a Statement of Administration Policy that argued it “strongly opposes sections…which propose significant modifications to plans for the BMDS, which is inconsistent with both existing organizational roles and the [National Defense Strategy]. One section would require the director…

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