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September 10, 20190

The data challenge of space-based hypersonics defense (c4isrnet.com)

Managing data is the biggest challenge to developing a new space-based sensor layer that would help detect hypersonic weapons, the director of the Missile Defense Agency said Oct. 7.

The agency is working toward building the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, a layer of sensors on orbit that would be capable of detecting and tracking hypersonic weapons that the nation’s current missile defense architecture was not designed to handle. The new system will be built into the Space Development Agency’s constellation of … (read more)

Space
July 17, 20180

Promoting American industry, robust security partnerships at Farnborough (defensenews.com)

This week, I have traveled to the United Kingdom, along with colleagues from the White House and the U.S. departments of State, Commerce and Defense, as the official U.S. delegation attending the Farnborough International Airshow, one of the world’s largest international defense and aerospace exhibitions. This year’s show will highlight the 100th anniversary of the British Royal Air Force, as well as the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, a particularly relevant opportunity for government … (read more)