The Missile Defense Agency is accelerating its Low-Cost Interceptor program, planning a prototype intercept test in 2028 and pouring fresh funding into an effort designed to flip the cost paradigm of missile defense and give the United States a way to absorb mass raids of ballistic, cruise and hypersonic threats. MDA Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, testifying before the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee last month, said in written testimony the agency is “partnering with the Office of...