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MDA Helps Air Force In Cruise Missile Defense, Live Demo This Year

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MDA Helps Air Force In Cruise Missile Defense, Live Demo This Year
The Army Integrated Fires Mission Command and Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted a successful missile flight test with the Northrop Grumman Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on Nov. 17, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Army, Darrell Ames)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is supporting the Air Force in its cruise missile defense program with plans to test a national capital region capability later this summer, the head of the agency said last week. During the McAleese Defense programs conference, MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill confirmed Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks appointed the Air Force as the lead service for homeland cruise missile defense. Hill explained the mission is designed to defend against long range supersonic…

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