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Missile Defense

MDA Requests $10.9 Billion in 2024, With Focus On Guam Defense

Tuesday, March 14th, 2023

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MDA Requests $10.9 Billion in 2024, With Focus On Guam Defense

USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) launches a Standard Missile-3 Block IA as part of international Pacific Dragon 2022 biennial exercise in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) fiscal year 2024 budget request is seeking $10.9 billion, up slightly from the $10.5 billion it was given for 2023, and with a large focus of the funding on defense of Guam. After Congress added almost $1 billion to MDA’s FY ‘23 request, this latest request maintains research and development as the largest portion of MDA funding. The agency is seeking $8.7 billion for R&D, up from $8.3 billion in the enacted FY’23 budget. However,…

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