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MDA Explains Why Guam Missile Defenses To Be Mobile

MDA Explains Why Guam Missile Defenses To Be Mobile
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conduct launch a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor in Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03). (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) earlier this month explained why the Defense Department was planning to use mobile rather than fixed missile defenses in Guam. “First, it was a pretty extensive department-wide study, we did look at a number of fixed site options. And then in the end, just given the kind of capability that we need on the island and the flexibility there, we did go with mobile across the board. So the sensors will be…

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