The US has reached a crucial milestone. According to the Missile Defense Agency., the Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test.Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellites were able to track a hypersonic system.MDA didn’t disclose the date of the flight, which took off from Wallops Island in Virginia.The agency said in a June 14 statement, “Initial reports show the sensors successfully collected data after launch. MDA will continue to assess flight data over the next several weeks.”Viewers may note, that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) are actively working on components of a hypersonic missile defense system to protect against hypersonic weapons and other emerging missile threats. This includes developing the tracking and transport layers of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) and various interceptor programs.In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why successful tracking of hypersonic flight by US HBTSS satellites is a crucial development ?#defenseupdates #hypersonicmissile #hypersonicweapon Chapters:00:11 INTRODUCTION02:15 HYPERSONIC WEAPON04:09 TRACKING HYPERSONIC THREATS06:49 AID IN HYPERSONIC WEAPON TESTING 06:49 ANALYSIS