
The U.S. Space Force intends to field "birth to death" tracking of hypersonic missiles for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) by 2030, Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson said on Apr. 5. "Right now, our biggest challenge, frankly, is hypersonics," Thompson said in response to a question after a luncheon address to the U.S. Navy League's Sea-Air-Space conference at National Harbor, Md. "We have a fabulous ballistic missile warning architecture. It has facilitated the Missile Defense Agency in…