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MDA FY ’12 Budget Request Would Complete Initial GMD Fielding

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Monday, February 28th, 2011

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requests $8.626 billion for fiscal year 2012 to fit plans to complete Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) initial fielding. The fiscal 2012 defense budget advances the administration's missile defense approach with a total request for $10.7 billion for ballistic missile defense programs, which includes the MDA request. The FY '12 budget includes an additional $780 million to increase regional radars, continue MDA's flight test program, add additional ground-based interceptors (GBI), and hedge capabilities against potential…

Congress

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