Command Center Complex News Today

The MDA request includes $105 million for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), slightly more than the $103.5 requested in FY24. LRDR, deemed a critical capability by US Northern Command (NORTHCOM)/NORAD leaders, will transfer to the Space Force to begin operations in FY25.

The Missile Defense Agency's budget of $10.4 billion in FY25 attempts to prioritize homeland defense and standing up a defensive architecture in Guam.