Why's the US investing $1.3bn into a hypersonic weapons satellite tracking system?

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The era of hypersonic weapons is forcing the world of defence to re-think its detection systems.

The Pentagon announced that the US will spend $1.3bn to develop advanced satellites that will be able to better track and detect hypersonic missile threats.

The US Department of Defense said two contracts will look to put the detection and tracking systems in orbit by 2025.

More: https://www.forces.net/technology/weapons-and-kit/us-invests-13bn-hypersonic-weapons-satellite-tracking-system

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