Three private companies are currently involved in creating America’s defense system against hypersonic weapons.
The U.S. military plans to put into orbit two prototype satellites designed to track hypersonic and ballistic missiles. This was stated by Vice Admiral John Hill, director of the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency, TASS reports on Thursday, May 12th.
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“We will launch two cooperating prototype satellites into space in March 2023,” he said at a hearing before the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
According to Hill, the two vehicles will be launched into orbit in such a way that they can be used for “observation tests” in the area of operational responsibility of the US Indo-Pacific Command (AFC).
“We will collect this data to prove the accuracy of the concept,” the Vice Admiral said and added that in the future it is possible to create an entire satellite constellation for these purposes.
The director of the Agency for Missile Defense noted that three private companies are currently involved in creating America’s protection system against hypersonic weapons, which “compete with each other.”
Hill said that “next year,” depending on the proposals of these companies, the Pentagon will choose one or two of them. The Department will continue to work with them.
Media previously reported that the US had tested a hypersonic missile but kept it secret for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with Russia. The missile was launched from a B-52 bomber. He flew about 500 kilometers at an altitude of about 20 kilometers.
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