Raytheon wins contract to develop orbital hypersonic missile defense system

Raytheon wins contract to develop orbital hypersonic missile defense system

"Raytheon Technologies has won a contract worth more than $250 million from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Space Development Agency to design and develop a satellite system to detect and track hypersonic missiles and other threats. ..."

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Missile Defense Agency picks 2 vendors for hypersonic weapon tracking sensor prototypes

Missile Defense Agency picks 2 vendors for hypersonic weapon tracking sensor prototypes

"...In tandem with the Space Development Agency’s tracking layer, the HBTSS constellation is the Pentagon’s answer to hypersonic weapons, which are too dim to effectively track with current sensors in geostationary orbit and can potentially avoid terrestrial sensors. The constellation will be closer to the planet’s surface in low Earth orbit, allowing sensors to more easily see the dimmer threat..."

Reference: www.defensenews.com .