
President Biden on Thursday nominated the program executive officer (PEO) of Ground-Based Weapons Systems to be the next director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Collins has served in this role since August 2022, where he manages several of the most major MDA programs including the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, the four joint U.S.-Israeli programs, and several classified programs. Collins’ Air Force biography says these programs are collectively valued at over $3.4 billion…