High-Altitude Tracking Sensor Sought For U.S. Missile Defense

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Credit: NASA
A new layer of high-altitude platforms carrying optical tracking sensors could be added to the U.S. missile defense architecture in the future. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) solicited on Sept. 15 for companies to offer prototypes of high-altitude infrared search and track (HAIRST) sensors. “These...
Steve Trimble

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

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