Pentagon Ups the Ante on Guam Missile Defense, Raises Investment to $1.9B

US Accelerates US$1.9 Billion Aegis Guam Defense Build-Up as China’s DF-26 Ballistic Missiles and Hypersonic Glide Weapons Threaten Pacific War Fears

The Pentagon’s decision to raise the total value of the Aegis Guam missile-defense contract to nearly US$1.94 billion signals Washington’s growing concern that China’s rapidly expanding hypersonic and ballistic missile arsenal could cripple America’s most important Indo-Pacific military hub during… The post US Accelerates US$1.9 Billion Aegis Guam Defense Build-Up as China’s DF-26 Ballistic Missiles and Hypersonic Glide Weapons Threaten Pacific …

Pentagon ups the ante on Guam missile defense, raises investment to $1.9B

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a new $407 million contract modification to expand the Guam missile defense program, raising the project’s value from $1.5 billion to $1.9 billion.