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Missile Defense

Space-Based Sensor Layer for Missile Defense to be Included in FY ’20 Budget Request

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

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Space-Based Sensor Layer for Missile Defense to be Included in FY ’20 Budget Request

President Donald Trump discussing the new Missile Defense Review Jan. 17, 2019 at the Pentagon. (Image: Defense Dept.)

The most immediate effect of President Trump’s just-released missile defense review is the call for a space-based sensor layer to protect against possible missile attacks, for which funding will be included in the fiscal year 2020 budget request, officials said Jan. 17. In a speech Thursday at the Pentagon unveiling the long-awaited MDR, Trump said that the forthcoming FY ’20 presidential budget request will invest in a “space-based missile defense layer,” that will consist of a monitored system intended to…

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