Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000--H.R. 1401 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session: Military Research and Development Subcommittee on Title II--research, Development, Test, and Evaluation : Hearings Held February 25 and March 11, 1999, Volume 5U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 292 pages |
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... effective system to defend against these threats , and I acknowledge we are making progress , and I acknowledge the challenges are difficult , but it is extremely frustrating for all of us , and certainly for this Congress , that we are ...
... effective system to defend against these threats , and I acknowledge we are making progress , and I acknowledge the challenges are difficult , but it is extremely frustrating for all of us , and certainly for this Congress , that we are ...
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... effectiveness through a combination of a number of these systems . For example , while it has been well advertised ... effectively than any one individual system . Again , it shows the MEADS System . By the way , I would correct you , Mr ...
... effectiveness through a combination of a number of these systems . For example , while it has been well advertised ... effectively than any one individual system . Again , it shows the MEADS System . By the way , I would correct you , Mr ...
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... effectiveness be- cause of the accuracy improvements that it results in . It does , as I said , support the theater missile defense early date of 2007 which is kind of when we are talking about for either the Navy Upper - Tier or the ...
... effectiveness be- cause of the accuracy improvements that it results in . It does , as I said , support the theater missile defense early date of 2007 which is kind of when we are talking about for either the Navy Upper - Tier or the ...
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... effective architecture that combines many of the capabilities of the various pieces of these systems , and we are trying to do it with the earliest possible deployment while mini- mizing the risks . That is the earliest possible ...
... effective architecture that combines many of the capabilities of the various pieces of these systems , and we are trying to do it with the earliest possible deployment while mini- mizing the risks . That is the earliest possible ...
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... effective missile defense systems , and I am confident that we can provide them on time . My fear , however , is that we will not be able to provide him the quantity he needs unless we can make sure our systems are affordable just as ...
... effective missile defense systems , and I am confident that we can provide them on time . My fear , however , is that we will not be able to provide him the quantity he needs unless we can make sure our systems are affordable just as ...
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Page 81 - ... next month on continuing this important series of experiments. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Activities in the missile defense technology base are key to countering future, more difficult threats. The technology base program underpins the theater ballistic missile defense, cruise missile defense, and Space Based Laser programs. It will enable the Department to provide block upgrades to baseline systems, perform technology demonstrations, reduce program risk, accelerate the insertion of new...