NRO's Ground Moving-Target Tracking Prototype to Launch Soon.

The National Reconnaissance Office plans to launch a ground moving-target sensor prototype into space within the next year as part of a plan to shift part of the ground moving target indicator mission from aircraft to satellites. The agency has been working with the Space Force and the Air Force to develop a target-tracking architecture that better integrates air and space systems. The Space Force requested $243 million in fiscal 2024 for a program called Long Range Kill Chains, which encompasses the space-based GMTI effort.