The Space Force wants to field missile tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit starting in 2026.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Space Force is attempting a novel approach to space-based missile warning and tracking to counter adversarial weapon systems that are dimmer, faster and more maneuverable than ballistic missiles. Russia attacked a Ukrainian rocket factory Nov. 21 with a new conventionally armed, medium...
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