{"id":56826,"date":"2021-09-13T19:55:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T19:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/13\/congress-wants-answers-on-how-dod-is-solving-a-hypersonic-weapons-detection-gap\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:09:29","slug":"congress-wants-answers-on-how-dod-is-solving-a-hypersonic-weapons-detection-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2021\/09\/13\/congress-wants-answers-on-how-dod-is-solving-a-hypersonic-weapons-detection-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress wants answers on how DoD is solving a hypersonic weapons detection gap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Concerned with a gap in the military\u2019s ability to detect low-flying hypersonic weapons, <\/a>lawmakers want the Pentagon to deliver a progress report on efforts to fill it, particularly through commercial solutions, according to the House Armed Services\u2019 markup of the fiscal 2022 defense policy bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the defense policy bill passes, the Defense Department would be required to deliver a report in a few short months \u2014 by the end of November \u2014 on the status of its efforts to develop the ability to detect low-flying hypersonic weapons using radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe committee is concerned about the inability of current radar systems to detect, track, engage and defeat emerging threats from hypersonic weapons,\u201d an amendment added to the HASC markup states. \u201cAs identified by the National Defense Strategy, the Department of Defense has an immediate need to reinforce efforts to counter these weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawmakers want the Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency<\/a> to examine current missile defense efforts<\/a> and decide if the agencies are \u201ctaking into account innovative and cost-effective solutions available commercially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t