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Study: U.S. Military Needs More Cheap Missile Interceptors To Win Salvo Equation Against Peer Adversary

Friday, May 20th, 2016

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Study: U.S. Military Needs More Cheap Missile Interceptors To Win Salvo Equation Against Peer Adversary

An Evolved Seasparrow Missile is launched from the USS Carl Vinson. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The U.S. military can count on facing guided missiles in its next high-end conflict, but it is not prepared to defend against massed, relatively inexpensive precision weapons.A new study released Friday by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) posits that the U.S. military’s strategy of shooting down missiles with missiles is prohibitively expensive and does not provide adequate capacity to deal with dozens or hundreds of incoming threats.Effective deterrence to enemy missile offensives will entail an integrated network…

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

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Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

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Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

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