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Hyten Details Outlook For Major Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons Modernization Programs

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Hyten Details Outlook For Major Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons Modernization Programs
Concept art of hypersonic missile defense systems. (Image: Northrop Grumman)

The vice chairman of the joint chiefs said Wednesday he remains an advocate for a space-based sensor layer to bolser capabilities and reduce costs for missile defense as well pushing for improved requirements to get a next-generation kill vehicle “sooner rather than later.” Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the second highest-ranking military officer, told attendees during an online Hudson Institute event that the future Long Range Standoff Weapon cruise missile could be delivered early if supply chain and certification challenges…

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