‘Particulate Warheads’ Full Of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic Weapons
Clouds of particles in the atmosphere could someday be used to defeat hypersonic missiles.
Clouds of particles in the atmosphere could someday be used to defeat hypersonic missiles.
The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says SM-6 missiles have a ‘nascent capability’ against hypersonic threats.
The Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades.
One Russian state media outlet has contradicted bombastic claims from another about the state of the still-nebulous S-550.
The company, which operates the Roc, the world’s largest airplane, said it would shift focus to providing high-speed flight test services two years.
Putin had warned NATO members against expanding their military presence in Ukraine, where there continue to be fears of a new Russian invasion.
The doomed 155mm guns ended up being too expensive to shoot. Now they will be ripped out and replaced with missile launchers at an unknown cost.
Northrop Grumman is now working to convert four RQ-4s as Range Hawks to gather data on the new breed of hypersonic weapons.
The Air Force is now looking at modernizing the High Speed Test Track at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to support new hypersonic developments.
Zircon missiles and Russia’s super quiet Yasen class submarines could be a significant combination, but questions remain about the weapon’s maturity.