The mission of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is defending the U.S., deployed forces, friends and allies from missiles of all sorts. "It's a no-fail mission," said its director, Navy Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, speaking at the 11th annual McAleese Defense Programs Conference in Washington, D.C. If there's ever a war with a near-peer adversary, "missiles will be coming in fast and maneuvering. It's a tough, tough world. It's hard on sensor architecture and hard on fire control and hard on interceptors," he said. David Vergun, DOD News, reports.
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| U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile launchers point skyward at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania, Sept. 1, 2019 (Picture source: U.S. DOD/ Navy Lt. Amy Forsythe) |
