New missile warning, tracking force design could accelerate SDA Tranche 1 tracking layer

By Courtney Albon / August 26, 2021 at 10:14 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- As part of a broader missile tracking and warning force design effort, the Defense Department is considering initiating the second batch of Space Development Agency tracking layer satellites sooner than planned. A collaborative effort among the Space Force, SDA and the Missile Defense Agency, the forthcoming force design will offer details on DOD’s layered missile tracking and warning architecture plans, including the layer of wide-field-of-view and medium-field-of-view satellites being developed by SDA and MDA. SDA Director...

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