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Missile Defense

Missile Defense May Need More Eyes In Space, NORTHCOM Official Says

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, February 7th, 2017

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Missile Defense May Need More Eyes In Space, NORTHCOM Official Says

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) falls under the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) umbrella. Photo: MDA.

The United States should consider fielding more space-based sensors to improve its ability to track ballistic missiles that threaten the homeland, a U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) official said Feb. 7.U.S. missile defenses currently depend mostly on a network of land- and sea-based sensors, but more space-based sensors may be needed to track Iranian and North Korean missiles, which are growing in number and sophistication, said Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald Buckley, deputy director of operations for USNORTHCOM headquarters in Colorado…

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