He said, “SpaceX had a very credible story along that line — a very compelling proposal. It was outstanding. They are one of the ones that have been at the forefront of this commercialization and commodification route.”
Pentagon’s new project to track hypersonic weapons
This is a new project by the Pentagon to track hypersonic weapons from space. It will be part of the initial batch of hypersonic tracking satellites in orbit by 2022.
Hypersonic weapons travel five or more times faster than the speed of sound. Therefore, they are difficult to detect. There are two types of hypersonic weapons, -the hypersonic cruise missiles and the hypersonic glide vehicle
Acting Deputy Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Mark Lewis said, “This SDA tracking layer is going to consist of a proliferated, heterogeneous constellation of WFOV space vehicles that provide persistent global coverage and custody capability. That’s going to combine with activities in the Missile Defense Agency as they build toward their Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor.”
