SIMI VALLEY, CA -- U.S. Strategic Command Chief Gen. John Hyten wants the Air Force to deliver a next-generation missile warning satellite faster than the fiscal year 2029 time frame proposed in a recent request for information. Speaking Dec. 2 at the Reagan National Defense Forum here, Hyten said his requirements for a follow-on Space-Based Infrared System are fairly simple: a commercial satellite bus that fits in a current ground architecture and carries a "very good" missile warning sensor. "Boeing...
