Facing air and missile threats from all sides, the Army’s LTAMDS 360° radar sees all
Six LTAMDS radars are being tested in parallel to speed this transformational warfighting capability to U.S. Army and international air defense forces.
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Hypersonic propulsion: faster, higher, farther
When the Defense Department and US Air Force analyze the pacing threat, a hypersonic missile propulsion capability for their offensive mission set is a must-have capability.
Better, but still ‘whack-a-mole’: IT industry adapts to supply chain problems, for now
While key executives tell Breaking Defense they have adjusted to the new normal, experts worry IT supply chain vulnerabilities could be exploited in the future by adversarial nations.
US risks ‘weakness and dependence’ as it falls behind China in tech race: Report
Data analytics firm Govini noted widespread investment in most of 12 top critical national security technologies, but said stats on patents are a troubling indicator of Beijing's tech rise.
Anduril launches into hypersonics, missiles market with Adranos acquisition
Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf said there is a "clear need for greater competition and expanded supply in solid rocket motors for the United States and our allies."
Hypersonic ship-killer: Navy taps Lockheed, Raytheon to start developing HALO missile
HALO is the follow-on program to the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, produced by Lockheed and used on both Navy and Air Force warplanes.
Inside world’s largest supersonic wind tunnel, amid global scramble to test hypersonic, jet tech
Even with the rise of digital analysis for weapon development, nothing can replace old-fashioned wind tunnels for real-world testing of cutting-edge platforms.
Regulate military use of emerging tech before ‘Armageddon,’ new report urges
A new report from the Arms Control Association warns that without adopting such measures, “cutting-edge technologies will be converted into military systems at an ever-increasing tempo, and the dangers to world security will grow apace."
DIU asks industry for help getting hypersonic test jet closer to lift off
DIU is now seeking commercial materials and systems, such as for propulsion and alternative navigation, to test on its planned hypersonic test jet.
Build Limited Missile Defenses Against Russian, Chinese Strikes: Experts
WASHINGTON: It’s time to build up missile defenses against limited attacks from Russia and China, leading experts gingerly suggest in a forthcoming study. While we can’t stop an all-out nuclear barrage, they say, we can and should reduce the temptation for Moscow or Beijing to risk a small strike. Such limited nuclear strikes are an […]
3D Printing Key To Hypersonic Weapons: Raytheon
UPDATED with independent analysis from ICFI ARLINGTON: The race is on to build hypersonic weapons, missiles that blow through a target’s defenses at more than five times the speed of sound. Or should that be “the race to grow hypersonic weapons”? It turns out an unrelated cutting-edge technology, 3D printing, may be the key to making hypersonics work. […]