The Pentagon is testing space-based sensors as air moving target indicators, a mission that is currently performed by Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control system aircraft.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. military is currently testing sensors that can be used to track moving aerial targets from space, Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, said May 13. The Boeing E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System currently...
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