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U.S. Navy railguns looked like a revolution: electromagnetic launch, hypersonic projectiles, long range, and a deep magazine that could ease missile shortages. The concept...
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U.S. Navy railguns looked like a revolution: electromagnetic launch, hypersonic projectiles, long range, and a deep magazine that could ease missile shortages. The concept...
Summary and Key Points: The Navy is preparing to arm the three Zumwalt-class destroyers with Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapons, aiming for operational deployment...
Synopsis: The U.S. Army has declared its Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), known as the “Dark Eagle,” operational, marking a significant shift in Pacific...
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s Hyper-X program, which ran for eight years and cost $230 million, produced the X-43A—the “fastest air-breathing vehicle ever...
Key Points and Summary – China has released video showing what it calls a “finalization test” of the ship-launched YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile fired...
Key Points and Summary – A New York Times editorial cites a Pentagon “Overmatch” brief arguing China has built decisive redundancy in key military...
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s Hyper-X program proved hydrogen-fueled scramjet flight with the X-43A at Mach 7–10, but its planned follow-on, the Mach...
Key Points and Summary – China’s DF-17 hypersonic missile sits at the heart of Beijing’s “Assassin’s Mace” strategy to keep U.S. carrier strike groups...
Key Points and Summary – In the 1970s, Lockheed’s Skunk Works, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force quietly pursued the L-301 or X-24C, an...
Article Summary – NASA’s X-43A scramjet set a stunning air-breathing speed record in 2004, hitting Mach 9.6 after a B-52/Pegasus launch—but the engine only...