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Space

Existing Space Sensors Show GMTI Technology Ready, Prototypes Coming Soon

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

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Existing Space Sensors Show GMTI Technology Ready, Prototypes Coming Soon

The E-8C JSTARS. The Air Force currently conducts ground moving target indication with the E-8. (Air Force photo)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Technology currently in space is demonstrating that it is capable of detecting and tracking moving targets on the ground and within the next year there will be prototype sensors launched into space to further work on ground moving target indication (GMTI), the head of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Tuesday. The technology and the manufacturing of the technology is “there” based on already demonstrated capabilities and “now we're in in the process of actually going into…

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