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Space Force Preps Infrastructure, Operators for Target-Tracking Mission

UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – The U.S. Space Force will launch Ground Moving Target Indicator satellites to improve defense surveillance before deploying Air Moving Target Indicator satellites, officials said.

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The service plans to launch initial ground moving target indicator satellites over the next year, according to Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt.

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The US Space Force (USSF) is approaching a defining moment - within a year, they will begin launching GMTI satellites, which will enable the first continuous tracking of ground targets from anywhere in the world. This array, based on groundbreaking satellite technologies, will replace the aging JSTARS reconnaissance aircraft, which served the US military for more than three decades and will be retired in September 2023. A transition from the air…

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Defense Daily broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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