The Missile Defense Agency is considering new technologies \u2013 coupled with current capabilities \u2013 to protect Guam from future threats from adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the ballistic missile threats from China continue to evolve, the Army has several capabilities in place to defend the island of Guam. The service\u2019s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery has been operating there since 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fiscal year 2022, the agency, at the urging of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, requested $78.3 million to analyze systems to defend Guam and another $40 million to acquire long-lead items, originally reported by Army Times sister publication Defense News<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congress ultimately approved $80 million to accelerate arming Guam, including with the Patriot air-and-missile defense system and the Navy\u2019s SM-6 and SM-3 missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But a changing adversary means the service must develop further its own capabilities. The service is looking toward a more mobile architecture, one that can use mobile launchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of those new technologies is the Mid-Range Capability missile. The missile will be fielded in 2023, more than two years since the Army announced that the service would pursue the capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Army chose Lockheed Martin to integrate the Navy\u2019s SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles with a launcher and battery operations center to create an MRC prototype back in November 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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