The head of U.S. Strategic Command says developing and deploying space-based sensors to track ballistic missiles can be "quite affordable," in part due to new "commercial elements," despite cost concerns quashing past efforts to develop such a capability. Gen. John Hyten, commander of STRATCOM, said Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin and Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves are working to come up with an "affordable construct" for a space-based sensor layer. "I've been...
