
The Defense Department has moved directed energy (DE) funds out of the Missile Defense Agency and consolidated them under the office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, OUSD(R&E) led by Michael Griffin. DE is an example of shifting priorities within the department, Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Vice Adm. Jon Hill said during the MDA’s FY 2021 budget request press briefing on Feb. 10. Hill said this is not jettisoning or dumping of a program,…