A key House missile-defense proponent this week challenged the Defense Department's proposal to realign funding in fiscal year 2021 for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor from the Missile Defense Agency to the Space Development Agency. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said MDA remains in charge of the new space-based capability but allowed there might be some confusion about jurisdictional lines. The Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act noted the potential for HBTSS to overlap the responsibility of MDA...
