Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) are currently developing elements of a hypersonic missile defense system to defend against hypersonic weapons and other emerging missile threats. These elements include the tracking and transport layers of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA)and various interceptor programs. As MDA and SDA continue to develop these systems, Congress may consider implications for oversight and defense authorizations and appropriations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 2020
Accession Number
AD1131500

Entities

People

  • Kelley M. Saylor
  • Quintin A Reed
  • Stephen M. Mccall

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Ballistic Trajectories
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Earth Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Ground Based
  • Hypersonic Missiles
  • Hypersonic Weapons
  • National Security
  • Space Based
  • Transport Protocols
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons
  • Wide Area View Satellites

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Space