The US Air Force is developing satellites to detect supersonic missiles

The American company "L3 Harris Technologies", which specializes in developing military equipment, has expressed its desire to provide the US military with satellites capable of detecting the launch of hypersonic missiles.

According to the American newspaper (Defense News), the use of weather satellite technology will be relied upon to detect hypersonic missiles ... which is what the army and the American company are betting on.

The newspaper pointed out - in a report published on its website - that "this idea appeared among Pentagon officers in January 2017, after a satellite specializing in the detection of forest fires identified - by mistake - the launch site of a missile from the company (United Launch Alliance) (United Launch). Alliance, SpaceX's competitor. "

Since that incident, the report added, "L3 Harris" has decided to improve its fire detection technology so that it can also determine the launch of enemy missiles.

According to the newspaper, the US Air Force has already spent 1.5 billion euros to acquire two satellites that specialize in controlling enemy ballistic weapons.

And it will be ready to rely on this technology more if it achieves the desired success .. Washington has already offered "L3 Harris" and "SpaceX", $ 340 million to send a total of 8 satellites to low Earth orbit in order to monitor the hypersonic missiles. Sound .. In contrast to the two devices that were launched in space in 2014, they will be more effective in the process of detection and monitoring, but especially in tracking down enemy weapons.