U.S. Missile Defense Agency budget boosted to $11.5 bln
March 22, 2018 at 21:11 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency saw its 2018 budget jump to its highest level on record at $11.5 billion in an appropriations bill on Thursday as the agency's head said he was exploring the use of armed drones to counteract North Korea.