
The U.S. Space Force is requesting a $1.1 billion increase over last year's appropriated amount for lower orbit missile tracking systems--the so-called "resilient resilient missile warning/missile tracking" architecture. The service's request for the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) portion of the architecture is nearly $1.3 billion--a $480 increase over last year, while the Space Force's ask for the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) part is $538 million, about $130 million more than last year's appropriation. In addition, the Space Force requests almost…