DOD Lays Out Ambitious Patriot Modernization Plan But Offers No Cost Info

摘要

The Defense Department in July sent lawmakers an ambitious plan for modernizing the venerable Patriot missile-defense system for another 30-plus years of service, but officials were unable to offer an estimate of what such an undertaking would cost. The document, first reported by Inside the Army, was required from the Army secretary per the 2013 Defense Authorization Act. Lawmakers wanted information about "requirements and goals" for the Patriot system and related systems of the integrated air and missile defense architecture for the next 10 years. Lawmakers did not request a cost estimate for the envisioned work.