House pressures Army to buy new missile defense radar that the White House opposes

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House pressures Army to buy new missile defense radar that the White House opposes
By: Jen Judson   1 day ago

WASHINGTON — In their version of the 2018 defense policy bill, House lawmakers are putting pressure on the Army, to figure out a path forward to acquire a radar for the service’s future Integrated Air and Missile Defense System by threatening to withhold funds or transfer the responsibility to the Missile Defense Agency if progress isn’t made.

But the White House is opposed to the pressure, objecting to the bill’s provision in its Statement of Administration Policy last month.

https://www.defensenews.com/smr/space-missile-defense/2017/08/06/house-pressures-army-to-buy-new-missile-defense-radar-that-the-white-house-opposes/