Overview

• The Space Force will complete an analysis of alternatives this fall to select optimal sensor phenomenologies for space-based airborne moving target indication.
• Pentagon officials removed funding for the E-7 Wedgetail airborne battle-management platform from their 2026 budget request to prioritize orbit-based targeting capabilities.
• Congress allocated $2 billion for air moving target indicator military satellites to support research, development and on-orbit prototype demonstrations.
• Demonstration activities and prototype AMTI systems already operating in low-Earth orbit are testing space-based tracking of aerial threats.
• The service is working with commercial industry, the National Reconnaissance Office and the NGA to integrate sensor networks and develop command-and-control processes for future targeting missions.