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In First, MDA Directed Not To Brief On FY25 Budget; Prefers Extra Funds On Higher Interceptor Numbers

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In First, MDA Directed Not To Brief On FY25 Budget; Prefers Extra Funds On Higher Interceptor Numbers
Director of the Missile Defense Agency, Air Force Lt. Gen. Heath Collins (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) confirmed on Thursday that he was directed from above to not participate in the annual budget briefings planned for March 11, a first in over two decades. “I was told that MDA wasn’t briefing and any other questions on why would have to go to the [Department of Defense] to answer that,” Air Force Lt. Gen. Keith Collins said during the annual McAleese defense systems conference. Inside Defense first reported Wednesday that…

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