Featured in LRHWBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Stealth Destroyers Will Have Their Deck Guns Replaced With Hypersonic MissilesThe 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. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareU.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)The test appeared set to loft a hypersonic craft beyond the range of any existing known U.S. boost-glide vehicle-based weapon in development. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2021ShareThe Army Just Got Its Hands On Its First “Dark Eagle” Hypersonic Missile LaunchersThe hypersonic missile era is about to officially begin for the U.S. Army. BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic WeaponThe missile’s range would’ve violated a now-defunct treaty with Russia and this disclosure comes amid criticism of its utility in the Pacific region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareNavy Wants Triple-Packed Hypersonic Missile Modules On Its Stealthy Zumwalt DestroyersThe modules are too large for the ship’s existing vertical launch cells, so they would likely take the place of its all but abandoned deck guns. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareArmy Delivers First Canisters To Its New Hypersonic Missile Battery But Won’t Say Where It’s BasedThe prototype outfit will now begin training with two inert canisters that are identical to the ones that will soon hold live missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareAmerican Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly FragmentsWith advanced fragmentation warheads, the fast-flying weapons could destroy a group of disparate targets types arrayed over a finite area. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Stealth Destroyers Will Have Their Deck Guns Replaced With Hypersonic MissilesThe 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. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareU.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)The test appeared set to loft a hypersonic craft beyond the range of any existing known U.S. boost-glide vehicle-based weapon in development. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2021ShareThe Army Just Got Its Hands On Its First “Dark Eagle” Hypersonic Missile LaunchersThe hypersonic missile era is about to officially begin for the U.S. Army. BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic WeaponThe missile’s range would’ve violated a now-defunct treaty with Russia and this disclosure comes amid criticism of its utility in the Pacific region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareNavy Wants Triple-Packed Hypersonic Missile Modules On Its Stealthy Zumwalt DestroyersThe modules are too large for the ship’s existing vertical launch cells, so they would likely take the place of its all but abandoned deck guns. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareArmy Delivers First Canisters To Its New Hypersonic Missile Battery But Won’t Say Where It’s BasedThe prototype outfit will now begin training with two inert canisters that are identical to the ones that will soon hold live missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareAmerican Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly FragmentsWith advanced fragmentation warheads, the fast-flying weapons could destroy a group of disparate targets types arrayed over a finite area. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
