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Delayed Poland Aegis Ashore Site Needs Two More Years

Wednesday, February 12th, 2020

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Delayed Poland Aegis Ashore Site Needs Two More Years

Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site in Poland under construction in September 2019 at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it expects the long-delayed Poland Aegis Ashore site to be ready by 2022, requiring two extra years to fix construction issues. “To complete the European Phased Adapted Approach (EPAA) phase III, our budget request includes $96 million for the Aegis Ashore site in Poland. Due to construction delays, the site is now planned to be available in 2022,” Michelle Atkinson, MDA director for operations, said during a fiscal year 2021 budget request briefing Monday.…

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