House, Senate Authorizers Move To Rescue Hypersonic Defense Sensor

space sensor
A new space sensor layer by 2024 could provide target-quality tracks for hypersonic defense.
Credit: DARPA
The U.S. Defense Department chose not to fund a critical new space-based sensor for hypersonic defense, but lawmakers have stepped in to rescue the program—again. A markup of the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) proposes to add $120 million for the U.S...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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