WASHINGTON — The Army will soon officially assume control of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, a program the Missile Defense Agency has long managed, according to a new timeline disclosed by a service official.
Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, the Army’s Program Acquisition Executive of Fires, told an audience at the annual McAleese Defense Programs Conference Tuesday the current THAAD office “will be transferring over to me from MDA in [fiscal year] ’27.”
“We’re working very closely with MDA right now on that transfer plan and that memorandum of understanding and agreement,” he said.
The Army already operates the layered missile defense system, but currently the MDA is in charge of its development and procurement.
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