MDA plans for sea-based X-band radar hit snag with Congress

The Missile Defense Agency's plans to build a sea-based X-band radar for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system have hit a snag on Capitol Hill, where key lawmakers say they have not yet been persuaded that a sea-based radar is better than a land-based one. The fiscal 2003 defense...

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