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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) laid out the schedule for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) and lessons learned from the failure of the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) in the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2021 budget request Monday. During a press conference, Michelle Atkinson, MDA Director for Operations, noted the agency is requesting $4.9 billion for NGI funding over the five-year Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Of that total, $638 million is in the agency’s Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E)…
