The Marine Corps is asking Congress to more than double its investment in ground-based air defense in a single year, requesting $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2027 -- a 105% increase over the $620 million in fiscal year 2026 -- as the service races to field a layered shield of anti-drone and missile defense systems against peer and near-peer threats. The increase represents the largest single-year funding increase in the Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) program, which encompasses several of...