An SM-3 Block IIA was launched from the USS John Finn (DDG-113) on Nov. 16, 2020, as part of FTM-44 to evaluate the feasibility of the SM-3 Block IIA capability to defeat an ICBM threat. (Photo: U.S. Missile Defense Agency)
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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) submitted a $367.5 million unfunded priorities list with the fiscal year 2022 budget request this month, topped with extra missile defense interceptors and more hypersonic defense funds.
According to the annual wish list obtained…