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Breaking Defense
As counterterrorism missions show no signs of slowing down and civilian casualties always a worry, the commando command is turning to a light, guided munition to chase down fast-moving targets.
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Newsweek
The Pentagon is tripling its investment into AI.
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CNBC
The head of the Missile Defense Agency says it is only a matter of time before hypersonic weapons are added to the arsenals of America's adversaries.
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National Interest
DARPA seeks to "develop and demonstrate a technology that is critical for enabling an advanced interceptor capable of engaging maneuvering hypersonic threats in the upper atmosphere." Can they do it?
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Forbes
The Pentagon is spending heavily to develop these potentially game-changing high-speed missiles, but only 6% of the funding is going to defense against strikes by similar systems being developed by China and Russia.
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Phys Org
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navy Recognition
Lockheed Martin is working through $US 2.5 billion in military contracts to develop a variety of hypersonic weapons for the US armed forces
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Popular Mechanics
The hypersonic vehicle appears similar to an American hypersonic weapon development project, HAWC.
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National Interest
The U.S. Army plans to field a battery of hypersonic missiles by 2023, according to a senior Army official. Hypersonic weapons travel at faster than Mach 5.
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Breaking Defense
The battery of eight missiles, while primarily meant to test out tactics, will be capable of combat. So will a prototype battery of lasers entering service in 2021.
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New York Times
The new weapons — which could travel at more than 15 times the speed of sound with terrifying accuracy — threaten to change the nature of warfare.
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Defense News
A data link enables future missiles to learn from algorithms informed by the flights of their predecessors.
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New York Times
Those in charge of hypersonic missiles are focused on building them, not imagining the reactions they might inspire in others.
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News.Com.Au
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Defence Blog
The Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has disclosed initial details of a new ground-launched missile during the 22nd Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville this week. The new weapon system is called the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW. The RCCTO is charged with delivering the Army’s LRHW, working in close coordination with […]
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Defense One
The U.S. is pressing ahead with new missiles, but questions remain about engineering, tactics, and even geopolitics.
