Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The Air Force just switched on Flyer, a $20 million supercomputer at Wright-Patterson built to simulate the hypersonic flights that are too fast and...
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The Air Force just switched on Flyer, a $20 million supercomputer at Wright-Patterson built to simulate the hypersonic flights that are too fast and...
In April the U.S. Army pivoted away from Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, the "Dark Eagle," whose $35–40 million-per-missile cost made it nearly impossible...
After more than $12 billion and a string of failed tests, the US Army is finishing the first battery of Dark Eagle — America's...
U.S. Navy Wants Global Hypersonic Missile Reach Across the Navy: The U.S. Navy just unveiled a new effort to develop hypersonic strike weapons that...
Russia’s MiG-31 Can Hit over Mach 3 and Now Fires Hypersonic Missiles Russia’s MiG-31 is one of the most iconic warplanes in the world....
Russia’s Growing Hypersonic Missile Arsenal Is a Threat, But It Isn’t Perfect Is Russia’s hypersonic arsenal a legitimate threat, or just a strategic exaggeration?...
Summary The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) recently completed builder’s sea trials to validate systems for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon, officially making it...
Great-power competition is making hypersonic missiles a central measure of deterrence. Bloomberg reports the Army missed its end-2025 deadline to field the Dark Eagle...
Key Points and Summary – A New York Times editorial cites a Pentagon “Overmatch” brief arguing China has built decisive redundancy in key military...
While military brass and defense policymakers worldwide are obsessed with hypersonic weapons, many ballistic missiles have flown historically at plus MACH 5 speed, which...