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MDA Cuts Pacific Radar Sensor, Starting INDOPACOM Sensor Study

Wednesday, February 12th, 2020

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MDA Cuts Pacific Radar Sensor, Starting INDOPACOM Sensor Study

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) stopped funding a new ballistic missile defense radar in the Pacific and instead is studying the larger sensor architecture needed in region, the agency’s director said Monday. During the FY 2021 budget request briefing Monday, MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill acknowledged the previous program of the Homeland Defense Radar-Pacific (HDR-P) did not appear in the agency’s FY 2021 budget documents. The FY 2020 budget request previously cut funding for the Pacific Discriminating Radar down…

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