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Advanced / Transformational Technology

U.S. Space Force Plans to Field Hypersonic Tracking Sensors in 2020s

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

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U.S. Space Force Plans to Field Hypersonic Tracking Sensors in 2020s

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…

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