DARPA calls it "counter-hypersonics." The rest of us would call it a way -- or a prayer -- to stop nuclear warheads coming down on our heads at 20 times the speed of sound.

Space-based sensors, along with tracking and fire-control solutions, are needed in the effort to counter adversaries' hypersonics, Griffin said, pointing out that hypersonics targets are 10 to 20 ...

New satellites are indeed an essential part of this equation, according to Missile Defense Agency leaders who say the Pentagon is looking to space sensors to counter hypersonic attack.

Another pillar of the hypersonics 2.0 initiative is to try to make new weapons more affordable so the DOD can buy them in large quantities. “We will not be able to field capability and buy capability ...

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The U.S., Russia and China have all looked to further develop hypersonic missiles — a system so fast that it cannot be intercepted by any current missile defense system.

The Challenge of Counter-Hypersonics in the Maritime Domain. Dr Sidharth Kaushal and Dr Thomas Withington. 25 October 2022. Long Read. No time to lose: warships have only a short space of time to ...

Combs is also the director of the UTSA Hypersonics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, which recently installed a 60-foot Mach 7 Ludwieg Tube Wind Tunnel. This technology enables ...

House Armed Services Committee members grilled Pentagon leaders Tuesday on why the U.S. military continues to lag behind China in developing hypersonic missiles and defenses that can counter the ...

Purdue’s online Hypersonics Graduate Certificate will draw on the university’s status as a top 10 public university, rated the No. 7 Best Value School in the U.S. (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher ...