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SASC Wants Report on GMTI Efforts to Avoid Duplication with Space-Based Radar

Frank Wolfe

Monday, September 27th, 2021

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SASC Wants Report on GMTI Efforts to Avoid Duplication with Space-Based Radar

Pictured is U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants the Pentagon to outline ground moving target indicator (GMTI) research and acquisition efforts underway to avoid duplication with the U.S. Space Force's (USSF) planned space-based radar. "The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit the duplication of effort across multiple programs to provide air- and space-based ground moving target indicator capability across multiple services and agencies until the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the secretaries of the…

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