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Development of Sensors to Track Hypersonic Missiles Key, Hyten Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, October 28th, 2021

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Development of Sensors to Track Hypersonic Missiles Key, Hyten Says

Chairman of the Jont Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley swears in the 11th Vice Chief of Staff, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the former head of U.S. Strategic Command, on Nov. 21, 2019. Hyten is to retire next month (DoD Photo)

The development of U.S. and allied sensors to detect and track hypersonic missiles is key to deterring their use and to destroying them via directed energy systems, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John Hyten said on Oct. 28. "The most important thing about defending yourself against hypersonics is not the weapon," Hyten told the Defense Writers Group. "It is not building your own hypersonics. It's building a sensor that can see hypersonics. Right now,…

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