APA:
After publishing the National Defense Strategy and Nuclear Posture Review in the first eight weeks of the year, the next report on the Pentagon’s agenda will detail Washington’s plan for ballistic missile defense, APA reports quoting Sputnik. The report is expected within a few weeks, according to the Hill.
While it’s not totally clear what the Ballistic Missile Defense Review will say, it will likely align with the Pentagon’s 2019 budget request for $12.9 billion toward ballistic missile defense and $3.9 billion for the Missile Defense Agency.
The 2019 White House defense budget calls for 43 Aegis missile interceptors at a cost of $1.7 billion, four Ground-based Midcourse Defense interceptors and 10 silos for $2.1 billion, 82 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor batteries and 240 PAC-3 missiles, setting the budget back a cool $1.1 billion…
