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GAO: Poland Missile Defense Site Delayed 18 Months, Still Cuts Testing

Friday, June 7th, 2019

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GAO: Poland Missile Defense Site Delayed 18 Months, Still Cuts Testing

The Aegis Ashore site at Deveselu Air Base, Romania. It was the final component of Phase II of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) missile defense program. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects delays in building the Poland missile defense site in the European missile defense program, pushing completion by 18 months to May 2020. MDA also curtailed testing of the system. The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual report on missile defense said the Poland Aegis Ashore site, known as Phase 3 of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) missile defense program was delayed from its original expected delivery date of December 2018. Delays were “primarily driven…

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