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GAO Finds MDA Space System Canceled, Other Options Under Study

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 29th, 2013

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GAO Finds MDA Space System Canceled, Other Options Under Study

Looking into why the Defense Department didn't provide an evaluation of alternatives with other documents concerning the Missile Defense Agency’s Precision Tracking Space System (PTSS) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found DoD proposed canceling the program in November--before the law mandating the analysis was signed into law. PTSS Image: Missile Defense Agency PTSS was to be a satellite system equipped with infrared sensors that track ballistic missiles through the heat they throw off. The planned satellite system included a…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

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