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US Army sets one-year deadline for cheaper interceptors
Filed: Jun 23, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Summary: US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll calls for defense firms to develop cheaper air-defense interceptors within a year.
WHO: Dan Driscoll, US Army Secretary
WHAT: Calls for defense companies to develop cheaper air-defense interceptors within one year
WHEN: Jun 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To upend weapons-development inertia and address shortcomings exposed by wars in Ukraine and Iran
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