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The Hypersonic Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) is a satellite-based sensor system being developed by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) along with the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) to address hypersonic threats. [1]
[107] [108] Countermeasures against hypersonics will require sensor data fusion: both radar and infrared sensor tracking data will be required to capture the signature of a hypersonic vehicle in the atmosphere. [113] There are also privately developed hypersonic systems, [114] as well as critics. [115] [116]
The U.S. will spend $1.3 billion to develop advanced satellites that will be able to better track hypersonic missile threats, the Pentagon said Monday, announcing two new contracts that will put ...
a scanning infrared sensor, designed to acquire ballistic missiles in the early stages of flight, and; a tracking infrared sensor, designed to follow missiles, warheads, and other objects such as debris and decoys during the middle and later stages of flight. The tracking sensor would be cooled to very low temperatures.
[65] [66] [64] A hypersonic-based battery similar to a THAAD battery is under consideration for this type of battalion, [67] [68] possibly denoted a strategic fires battalion [69] [70] [71] (however I2CEWS support would likely be needed), [e] depending on the theater. In 2019, these capabilities were analyzed as part of a series of globally ...
The SM-6’s Mach 3.5 speed makes it a challenging target for air defenses, and its active radar seeker should allow for the tracking of moving targets like ships or ground vehicles.
The Space Development Agency (SDA) was established in 2019 by Mike Griffin with his appointment to Under Secretary of Defense (R&E) by President Donald Trump. [8] Griffin was a long time advocate for low Earth orbit constellations to eliminate U.S. vulnerability to ballistic missiles with his work on space-based interceptors for the Strategic Defense Initiative and Brilliant Pebbles in the 1980s.
Quarterhorse, the Air Force's next hypersonic aircraft, has taken an epic leap. The SR-71 Blackbird successor is a step closer to breaking the airspeed record.