Will include information on space-based sensors

USD(I) To Submit Review Of Nuclear Detonation Sensors Early Next Year

By Titus Ledbetter III / December 23, 2011 at 7:03 PM
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence plans to complete a comprehensive review of the nuclear detonation detection sensors architecture by early 2012, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman. The USD(I) will work on the review with the cooperation of the NUDET detection stakeholders, according to a DOD spokeswoman who provided information on background. The fiscal year 2011 National Defense Authorization Act stipulated that funding for research, development and test of the Air Force's Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) would...

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