Defense Systems:
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system proved that it could shoot a ballistic missile out of the sky during tests this spring, but the next generation ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems will take it one step further. New radar technologies and sensor algorithms are being developed that allow weapons systems to not just detect a threat, but know what the exact threat is.
“We are investing in radars and developing advanced electro-optical sensors to achieve a diverse sensor architecture that eventually will provide highly accurate midcourse tracking and discrimination,” said Vice Adm. Jim Syring, former Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) during a hearing for the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Strategic Forces earlier this summer.
