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MDA Finishing Guam Defense Architecture Options, May Be Hybrid Capabilities

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

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MDA Finishing Guam Defense Architecture Options, May Be Hybrid Capabilities

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) is finishing the architecture options for a new Guam-based missile defense system, which may include a hybrid mix of current capabilities. Speaking during a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on June 22, MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill emphasized that Guam’s topology presents a challenge for adding missile defense systems and that, in conversations, both he and Commander of Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Adm. John Aquilino agreed they are agnostic on what the final…

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