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Pentagon Advances Space-Based Missile Tracking Constellations

Original: Pentagon Space-Based Target Tracking Constellations Take Shape

The Pentagon is moving ahead with space-based target tracking constellations, a network of satellites designed to detect and track missiles, including hypersonic weapons, from orbit. Aviation Week reports the programs are now taking concrete shape, marking a major step in US military space architecture and national missile defense ambitions.

Why now: New reporting signals tangible progress on US military satellite tracking programs amid rising concern over hypersonic missile threats.

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Pentagon Space-Based Target Tracking Constellations Take Shape · Aviation Week

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