Missile Defense and Defeat in the 2021 Budget: Hypersonic Strike Development Efforts Continue to Advance

The DoD's approach to missile defense technology development is rapidly changing as the pressure and the need for new, next generation missile defense solution mounts. CSIS Missile Defense Project's in-depth analysis of the FY21 Missile Defense Budget outlines the DoD's top missile defense funding priorities, strategic objectives and potential areas of oversight as well as their impact. Download to: 

• Find out why the 2021 budget submission represents an inflection point for missile defense programs
• Gain insight into the relationship between active defenses and other forms of missile defeat, as well as the institutional makeup of the missile defense enterprise
• Inside the race to build hypersonic defenses: an overview of the emerging challenges & opportunities