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A key House Democrat wants the Pentagon to reassess a Trump administration decision to halt the Missile Defense Agency’s research into laser interceptors.

That decision to move directed energy-related funds to other defense organizations, Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., argues, could prevent the technology from being used to defend the United States or deployed troops.

“If we move these programs out of [the Missile Defense] Agency, I believe that we will keep them in the labs, the technology, the labs, to test them to death, and they’ll never get to the warfighter,” Langevin said Tuesday at a House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee hearing. “At best, it’s wasted money. At worst, our systems can’t keep up with what adversaries are developing…”



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