DoD wish list seeks more funds to boost Pacific missile defense, weapons cybersecurity

June 11, 2021

DefenseNews:


Should additional money become available on top of the recently released fiscal 2022 budget request, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Missile Defense Agency would like to use it to boost defense against ballistic missile threats in the Pacific, according to a wish list sent to Congress and obtained by Defense News.

INDOPACOM chief Adm. John Aquilino sent a customary unfunded requirements list to Capitol Hill shortly after the release of the FY22 budget request. The wish list contained $889.94 million worth of projects and programs he’d like to see funded if Congress is able to inject more cash into the budget…



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