MDA Shifts Focus To Hitting Missiles In Ascent Phase

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) fiscal 2010 budget request shows a shift away from midcourse engagement alternatives and toward a new “ascent phase” capability. This underpins a strategy toward defending against ballistic missiles from rogue threats or nation states such as Iran and North...

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