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SBI system leverages its experience with combat-proven interceptors like THAAD and PAC-3.
Lockheed Martin will demonstrate a next-generation integrated space-based interceptor system by 2028.
KEY POINTS
- The SBI system will place interceptors in orbit to target missiles earlier in their flight.
- This initiative adapts technologies from THAAD, PAC-3, and hypersonic defense for a space-based environment.
- The system forms part of a US Space Force push for multi-domain, layered missile defense using satellites.
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