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Pentagon

No Money For Additional THAAD Batteries In MDA’s Budget Request, Syring Says

Pat Host

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

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No Money For Additional THAAD Batteries In MDA’s Budget Request, Syring Says

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery fires an interceptor missile. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) did not request additional funding in its fiscal year 2017 budget request for any additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries in light of North Korea’s long-range ballistic missile test last weekend, according to MDA Director Vice Adm. James Syring.Syring said during a Tuesday briefing that though additional THAAD batteries were not requested, they were not off the table “in any respect.” Syring said MDA is looking at two THAAD tests in the 2017-2018…

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