Lawmakers question Space Force's Next Gen OPIR GEO-3 cancellation proposal

By Apurva Minchekar / June 28, 2023 at 4:34 PM
House appropriators are questioning whether the Space Force is able to support its proposal to cancel the third geosynchronous spacecraft in a new missile warning system. The Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program is an important piece of the Strategic Missile Warning and Nuclear Command, Control and Communication system. House Appropriators raised their concerns in the draft report accompanying their fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill . “The committee is troubled by the lack of analysis to support the proposal to...

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