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U.S. Hypersonic Defense Plan Emerges, But Not Cash

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A new space sensor layer by 2024 could provide target-quality tracks for hypersonic defense.
Credit: DARPA
A U.S. hypersonic defense system has evolved from wide-open concept studies two years ago into a densely layered architecture populated by requirements for a new generation of space-based sensors and ground-based interceptors. Over the next two years, the first elements of the Defense Department’s...
Steve Trimble

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

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