Hypersonic Weapons and the Case for a Space Tracking Layer
Given the curvature of the Earth, as well as the speed, altitude, and maneuverability of hypersonics, the only way to provide coverage is to place sensors in orbit around the Earth.
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Defense Technology Monitor No. 59
A step forward for sensor technology;
China's mobile-launched suicide drone swarms;
Modeling nuclear fusion;
Pentagon borrows from beetles
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2432
Microsoft competitor moves into Africa;
Kremlin orders mass vaccination;
A U.S.-Estonian partnership to counter Russian cyber threats;
Kremlin expels American rights activist;
Bumps on the road to inoculation;
Ukrainian, Russian negotiators return to table
China Reform Monitor No. 1446
Swiss deny China deal posed threat to dissidents;
Suspected Chinese spy targeted members of congress and mayors;
China's biggest infrastructure financiers face cash crunch;
BRI on the rocks;
Leaked files expose widespread CPC penetration
Time to revisit trans-Pacific trade
Last month, in an about-face that was as astonishing as it was abrupt, Xi Jinping told Asian leaders that China is “actively considering” joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP)