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Missile Defense

Pentagon Officials: Starting Space-Based Interceptor Work And Space Sensors Necessary For Hypersonic Threat

Wednesday, August 8th, 2018

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Pentagon Officials: Starting Space-Based Interceptor Work And Space Sensors Necessary For Hypersonic Threat

Michael Griffin, former undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (Photo: Department of Defense)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Top Pentagon officials said here on Wednesday at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium that the Missile Defense Agency and Defense Department overall are working toward space-based missile interceptors while promoting a space sensor layer for both missile defenses and hypersonic defenseThe director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Air Force Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves said the agency “is not averse to looking at space-based interceptors. We are developing options to pursue that capability, if the nation…

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