Missile Defense Agency needs to get back to its advanced tech roots, top US general says February 25 The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors is launched during a successful intercept test. It has been an ongoing debate whether THAAD procurement and sustainment responsibility should be transferred from the Missile Defense Agency to the Army, which operates the systems. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army) WASHINGTON The Missile Defense Agency has drifted from an organization that researches and develops advanced technology toward one that focuses on procuring and sustaining fielded systems, but Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wants the agency to get back to its original charter.
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