14 mai 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Terrestre

Competition will speed up fielding timeline for missile defense interceptor, MDA boss says

By maintaining competition between two teams to develop the Next-Generation Interceptor, the Pentagon could field them early than planned, says the Missile Defense Agency director.

https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2021/05/12/competition-will-speed-up-timeline-to-field-next-gen-homeland-missile-defense-interceptor-mda-director-says/

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