Kinetic Energy Interceptor delayed by Hill funding cuts

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program is being delayed by congressional budget cuts, an MDA official said Aug. 19. The Defense Department had planned to begin fielding KEI in 2010-2011, but Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Shackelford, MDA's acting...

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