Army, eyeing options for sensors to support very long-range fires, considers intel satellites

By Jason Sherman / December 26, 2019 at 5:00 AM
SANTA MONICA, CA -- The Army is exploring how it might utilize intelligence agency satellites for its very long-range precision fires systems in development, including the Strategic Long-Range Cannon and Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, new weapons that exceed the reach of the service's organic sensors and will require space-based assets to be guided to their targets. Army Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, Army Futures Command deputy commanding general and head of the Futures and Concepts Center, said he met earlier this month...

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