Pentagon ends new radar effort meant for Guam missile defense

Pentagon ends new radar effort meant for Guam missile defense

Early this year, the Pentagon issued a memo halting development of a new radar meant to protect Guam from high-end air and missile threats, according to a May 22 Government Accountability Office report on the effort to protect the strategic island in the Pacific.“On January 7, 2025, the Deputy Secretary of Defense [Kathleen Hicks] directed the [Missile Defense Agency] to cease development of one of the elements, the AN/TPY-6 radar, but to retain…

DoD Guam Missile Defense Structure Lacks Key Strategies and Planning, GAO Says - Defense Daily

The Defense Department’s plan to add missile defense systems to Guam in a new organizational structure is running into major problems as a recent watchdog report finds they still lack […]