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The new SBIRS satellite, called SBIRS GEO 5, will be "the most advanced missile warning satellite" on orbit, said Lt. Col. Ryan Laughton, SMC's program manager.
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WASHINGTON: Space Force chief Gen. Jay Raymond today revealed a previously classified program to develop radar satellites capable of tracking moving ground targets a harbinger of the service’s nascent plan to take on the job of procuring space-based ISR for the other services.
Raymond told the annual McAleese conference that Space Force is “building GMTI [Ground Moving Target Indicator] from space” as part of its ISR push, saying that program is representative of the fact that the service is “actively working to be able to provide that capability.”
Public disclosure of the program’s existence “is a recent example of the concerted effort to declassify information regarding space capabilities in support of greater transparency in the space domain,” Col. Catie Hague, Space Force spokesperson, told us in an email.
A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Dec. 14, 2020. The Space Force is now taking on the JSTARS mission of providing ground surveillance, but will do it with a space-based system. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET.
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Ground Moving Target Indicator satellites would begin to replace decades-old aircraft as the newest service expands its mission set. May 12, 2021
A few years ago, the Air Force began looking at ways to replace its JSTARS surveillance aircraft, to ensure it could keep providing a clear picture of ground movement when the fleet of outfitted Boeing 707s encounters a highly contested environment. The Space Force has now taken on that challenge.