US Quadrennial Defense Review drives up THAAD costs

The estimated cost of completing the Lockheed Martin Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) missile programme for the US Army has risen by $1.4 billion, to $7.7 billion, because of a restructuring triggered by the US Department of Defense's (DoD) Quadrennial Defense Review .

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