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MDA Unfunded List Leads With More SM-3 IIA Rounds, THAAD Interceptors

MDA Unfunded List Leads With More SM-3 IIA Rounds, THAAD Interceptors
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)

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 by Defense Daily, it was delivered on June 4. The document said while the agency supports the regular budget request, “this request is intended to outline needs that were not included in the official budget submission but that would be vital…

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