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The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.

The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.

The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.

The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.

"Numbers matter, as does interceptor quality, but a mix of GBIs and NGIs alone does not provide a comprehensive approach to missile defense," write a trio of retired general officers. "We need to deploy our quality and quantity in a layered defense construct."

The rapidly increasing tempo of North Korean missile tests underscores the importance of a viable homeland missile defense. On Oct. 3, Pyongyang conducted its 39th ballistic missile test of the year—the eighth since just last week. The most recent shot flew right over Japan and traveled so far that it could have reached the U.S. territory of Guam.

Now that the midterm elections are (mostly) over and Congress is reconvening, lawmakers will need to tend to the work they were supposed to have done before the fiscal year ended on Sept. 30. That includes funding the federal government and finalizing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The Heritage Foundation's Thomas Spoehr has seven tips for lawmakers as they consider how to shape the final NDAA.

The contents of both the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2023 suggests that Members of Congress can still work together to improve the national defense, and that there is a strong constituency for peace through strength.

The enhancements are aimed for the Next Generation Interceptor program, counter-attack foreign ICBMs.