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NDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes

Monday, December 4th, 2017

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The fiscal year 2018 defense bill passed by both Houses of Congress authorizes numerous changes and directives to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), including studies to expand missile defense fields.The conference-agreed FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes $12.3 billion in spending for the MDA, $4.4 billion over the administration’s request. It boosts the number of interceptors for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, and SM-3 Block IIAs.The Senate passed the conference…

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