Air Force ditches plans to buy first hypersonic ARRW missile in FY23
The Air-Launched Rapid Response weapon is getting $46.6 million in FY23 to continue development, but the future of the program remains cloudy.
China’s mysterious hypersonic test may take a page from DARPA’s past
"Calling it 'breaking the laws of physics' does not lead to rational scrutiny," Secure World's Victoria Samson said of the recent Chinese hypersonic test.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Hypersonic spy planes and cargo transports? Pentagon is interested
You can imagine a reusable system that can fly around and drop payloads and come back, or a hypersonic system that can carry other hypersonic systems," said Gillian Bussey, head of DoD's Joint Hypersonics Transition Office.
As Air Force Signals Hypersonic Doubts, Key Senators Want To Go Faster
"I'm not satisfied with the pace," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. "We're making some progress on the technology; I would like to see it be better."
Joint US-Australian Hypersonic Cruise Missile Moves Ahead
SCIFiRE is aimed at maturing an air-breathing hypersonic conventional cruise missile launched from either a fighter or a bomber.
ARRW Schedule Still On Track Pending Failure Review
If ARRW continues to fail, the service could resuscitate the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon as a fall-back, says Brig. Gen. Heath Collins, who heads AFLCMC's Armaments Directorate.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Appropriators Increase Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Cut Missiles And Ammo
The HAC report rebukes the Air Force for a lack of transparency in shifting spending on prototyping of hypersonic missiles.
Long Range Strike Hot Potato Now In OSD Hands
"It’s ultimately a political decision, and ... this demands a strong and fully staffed OSD," said Mackenzie Eaglen, of the American Enterprise Institute. "That doesn’t seem likely until much later this year."
DoD Needs To Sharpen Hypersonics Oversight: GAO
GAO notes that efforts to defend against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles are much less mature than offensive efforts, with much less funding. Only 12 of 70 projects tracked by GAO related to defenses; DoD requested $207 million in 2021 for hypersonic defense, up from $157 million in 2020.
B-52 Could Get New Hypersonic Missile: Global Strike Commander
"Certainly, we're in the in the conversation for the HACM as that gets developed," Global Strike Command head Gen. Timothy Ray said.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
DARPA’s Hypersonic OpFires Aims For Army 1,000-Mile Missile
With ground tests this year and a full-up flight test in 2023, OpFires hopes to become the Army’s long-term solution for its Mid-Range Capability missile.
Ray Wants ARRW ‘Soonest’ For B-52, B-1
Combatant Commanders for European Command and Indo-Pacific Command see bombers with hypersonic capabilities as "incredibly, incredibly valuable," says Gen. Timothy Ray.
ARRW To Mayhem To The Future Of Hypersonic Operations
"How are we going to employ hypersonic weapons, what do they bring to the battlefield?," asks Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, commander of the 8th Air Force and the Joint-Global Strike Operations Center.
Hypersonics Pitch Day: Air Force Woos Startups
The nine startups are pitching everything from composite materials to small propulsion units that can enable hypersonic (i.e. faster than Mach 5) flight.