Big budget increase would speed fielding of Navy missile defense

Rear Adm. Rodney P. Rempt, the U.S. Navy's principal adviser on the Theater Wide (Upper Tier) and Area Wide (Lower Tier) missile defense systems, said yesterday that a $2 billion to $3 billion budget boost would achieve Block I Theater Wide capability in 36 to 40 months - four to five years earlier...

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