FY 2021 Missile Defense and Defeat Budget Tracker
Track the status of Fiscal Year 2021 missile defense funding as it makes its way through Congress.
Track the status of Fiscal Year 2021 missile defense funding as it makes its way through Congress.
The 2021 budget submission represents an inflection point for missile defense programs, the relationship between active defenses and other forms of missile defeat, and the institutional makeup of the missile defense enterprise.
All figures in millions of dollars. * The Senate NDAA transferred authorization for THAAD O&M and Procurement obligations to the Army. The Senate Appropriations Committee transferred appropriation obligations for Aegis…
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