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HASC Wants U.S. Air Force/MDA Status Report on Radar Detection of Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

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HASC Wants U.S. Air Force/MDA Status Report on Radar Detection of Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

Pictured is a 2019 photo of the 7th Space Warning Squadron's enhanced Upgraded Early Warning Radar system at Beale AFB, Calif.

The House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill directs the U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to inform the committee of radars' ability to detect low-flying hypersonic cruise missiles and any needed upgrades. "The committee is concerned about the inability of current radar systems to detect, track, engage, and defeat emerging threats from hypersonic weapons," per an amendment by Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), adopted by the committee on Sept. 1 as part of an 'en…

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