MDA transfers HBTSS prototypes to Space Force after ending demonstration

MDA transfers HBTSS prototypes to Space Force after ending demonstration

The Missile Defense Agency has transferred its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor prototypes to the Space Force after concluding demonstration operations in May, shifting responsibility for the space-based missile tracking capability to the service as it moves toward an operational constellation. “MDA's HBTSS prototype demonstration concluded operations in May,” agency spokesman Mark Wright told Inside Defense on Aug. 19. “It has sin…