Defense News:
WASHINGTON – The man poised to become the first ever undersecretary of defense for research and engineering supports investing heavily in airborne missile defense and directed energy weapons, as well as new ways of moving technology from theory to production.
Michael Griffin, the former NASA administrator up for the R&E job, faced few tough questions during his nomination hearing Thursday, but did give insight into some of the areas he may focus on after what appears to be an inevitable confirmation.
Asked about the feasibility of airborne boost-phase missile defense, Griffin expressed strong support for the idea, calling it “very feasible” to develop the technology, which he said would be particularly useful against a country like North Korea.
