In the just the past 2 years, the People's Republic of China [PRC] has almost doubled their number of satellites on orbit to 400, with plans for nearly a thousand by 2030.

The HBTSS not only detects a maneuvering threat and maintains custody therein but also provides discrimination so you can accurately prosecute that threat.

Our systems must check those three boxes safe, secure, and reliable to provide a credible deterrent.

I believe that humanity would be safer if we eliminated nuclear weapons.

I like to think that we can outcompete China at everything and, yet, here we are just trying to build a technology that fundamentally has existed for 60 years and we're way behind.

I have to say I was struck by how vague your answers were.

One of the top conclusions of our Future of Defense Task Force was that it is not enough for the Department to pursue technology for technology's sake.

I am thankful we are holding this hearing on hypersonics, not only to understand our adversaries' capabilities and intentions...

Indeed, the operational concepts should come first and then we should develop whatever technology is needed to best address the need.

We have to be smart about what we invest in.

While our adversaries have been developing these weapon systems for years, ever since we built an anti-ballistic missile system, the Department has watched and done little to negate their asymmetric advantages...