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Missile Defense

MDA Head Sees Long-Term Placement Requirements In Aegis Ashore Poland Delays

Thursday, August 12th, 2021

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MDA Head Sees Long-Term Placement Requirements In Aegis Ashore Poland Delays

The Aegis Ashore Poland site at the Naval Support Facility Redzikowo after four SPY–1D(V) radar arrays and the fire control illuminator were installed onto the site deckhouse in early May 2021. (Photo: MDA)

The delays in Aegis Ashore Poland construction are related to long-term emplacement construction requirements, the head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said Thursday. “The lesson learned for me when I look at that is, if we go do this again, we have to kind of decide: are we going to have a long-term emplacement or are we just going to short term, go land it there, and pull it out if we need to. If you go with the…

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