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Congress Should Fund Development of Air-to-Air Missile Defense Technology
Publication Date: April 2008
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Baker Spring
Series: WebMemo
Topic: Military and defense (Military spending)
Keywords: National security; Raytheon; Network Centric Airborne Defense Element; NCADE
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Congress should make certain that development of the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element interceptor continues into the 2009 fiscal year. Assuming continued interceptor success on the test range, Congress must also be prepared to provide longer-term funding to this program, thus assuring a stable path to continued interceptor deployment.