Army plans to complete new air and missile defense strategy by October ‘25
“We are using what we've learned from previous years in the current conflicts to design the type of force we'll need to assure, deter and, if necessary, fight to win on tomorrow's battlefield," said Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey.
By Ashley Roque
on August 06, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Army announces Successful Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor Missile Flight Test
The US Army announced on Nov. 16, 2023, that the Search, Track, Acquire, Radiate, Eliminate Project Office executed a missile flight test against a cruise missile threat surrogate at White Sands Missile Range. (DVIDS)
SMD 2024 — Eyeing a host of new weapons and the 2040 battlefield, the US Army is revamping its air and missile defense strategy for the first time in five years, according to a three-star general helping the change.
“As we look at the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, it’s…easy to see the challenges that are out there that we must face moving forward,” Army Space and Missile Defense Command head Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey told an audience today.
“It’s time to look even further into the future” and develop a new air and missile defense (AMD) strategy, he separately said. “We are using what we’ve learned from previous years in the current conflicts to design the type of force we’ll need to assure, deter and, if necessary, fight to win on tomorrow’s battlefield.”
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/08/army-plans-to-complete-new-air-and-missile-defense-strategy-by-october-25/
