The U.S. Space Command announced that it wants to expand the battlespace awareness of the nation. The defense agency plans to do this by enhancing its sea and ground missile radars.
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Gen. Jim Dickinson, the current head of U.S. Space Command, shared his new priority when it comes to enhancing the defense of the American nation.
"My number one priority within the command is: how do I increase my battlespace awareness, in particular, how do I look at the space domain?" said the general.
US Space Command To Use Non-Traditional Sensors
According to Breaking Defense's latest report, the U.S. defense agency will integrate some non-traditional sensors into the current sea-based and ground-based radar systems.
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Dickinson also said that they will also improve the current telescopes used to identify flying objects in space that enter the U.S. air zone.
The general added that they are specifically looking for new sensors that haven't been used in any space domain awareness platforms.
However, they are not asking tech developers to create new radar sensors for them.
Instead, the U.S. Space Command decided to use some missile defense sensors, integrating them with a new sensor network that provides them wider battlespace awareness.
These include the advanced Army-Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) X-band radars.
US Defense To Receive More Budget
SpaceNews reported that the U.S. defense sector will soon receive more budget.
Frank Kendall, the current U.S. Air Force Secretary said that military services are now submitting funding requests for 2024 since a conflict in space might happen in the future.
Kendall said that one of their priorities is to maintain order in space. Aside from this, the secretary also shared other operational imperatives for the U.S. Space Force and Air Force.
In other news, the current U.S. missile defense systems are still ineffective against ICBMs. Meanwhile, a Chinese navy vessel recently created an issue with Australia after pointing a laser at an Australian fighter jet.
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