SM-6 Missiles Are America’s Only Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons Missile Defense Chief Says
The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says SM-6 missiles have a ‘nascent capability’ against hypersonic threats.
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Stratolaunch To Build Aerial Target For U.S. Hypersonic Defense Testing
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.
DARPA Wants Cheap Laser Communications Terminals To Allow Any Satellite To Talk To Another
A cheap laser terminal that can handle multiple waveforms will drastically expand the resiliency and capabilities of space-based communications.
Guam’s New Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Could Go Underground And Mobile
New details about plans to establish an Aegis Ashore site on Guam underscore the threats that the system itself could face in a major conflict.
Navy SM-6 Missile Will Attempt To Swat Down A Mock Hypersonic Weapon
The new version of the SM-6 missile that is currently under development will itself be able to reach hypersonic speeds.
Work Begins On Starlink-Like Constellation Of Small Hypersonic Missile-Tracking Satellites
The Pentagon’s grand space strategy envisions a shift from larger, expensive satellites to massive constellations of smaller, easier to replace ones.
The Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic Weapon
The U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy, in cooperation with the Missile Defense Agency, have conducted their first joint test launch of a new hypersonic warhead in the Pacific. The two services plan to eventually deploy this common hypersonic boost-glide vehicle on top of land-based and submarine-launched missiles, respectively.
The Navy’s Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers To Be Armed With Hypersonic Weapon Interceptors
The U.S. military is developing an interceptor intended to knock down hypersonic boost-glide vehicles specifically for deployment on U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers equipped with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system. Some of these ships are already configured for ballistic missile defense and the Navy expects to forward deploy more of them to Europe soon.
Israel Tests Arrow 3 Interceptor’s Long Range Performance In First-Ever Alaskan Launches
Israel has conducted the first-ever tests of its Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system outside of the country as part of more than a week of launches in Alaska. In announcing this testing had occurred, Israeli officials have also said that there is foreign interest in potential export sales of the system, which has been in development now for more than a decade.
Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet (Updated)
The experiment has been more than a decade in the making and marks a critical juncture for the United States’ rickety missile defense shield.