La fine del Trattato Inf sui missili nucleari è sintomo di un mondo in profonda mutazione, con equilibri ancora da definire nel nuovo confronto tra potenze. L’Italia, in Europa, dovrebbe per questo rinsaldare la propria collocazione transatlantica e il rapporto … Continued
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Royal Air Force (RAF) will invest in hypersonic propulsion, small satellites, and so-called flying wingmen and swarming drones. The R&D programs were announced in front of 40 air force chiefs and military … Continued
China and Russia’s intention to pursue hypersonic weapons lit a fire under the U.S. military, forcing it to re-invigorate its own programs. But just how far the two rivals have come in their own programs and whether or not they … Continued
A renewed sense of urgency spurred by rivals Russia and China has pushed the U.S. military to speed up the development of hypersonic technology. The Army, Navy and Air Force are all closely involved in the campaign with more … Continued
PARIS – June 18, 2019 – Building on years of collaboration, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have signed a teaming agreement to develop, produce and integrate Northrop Grumman’s scramjet combustors to power Raytheon’s air-breathing hypersonic … Continued
An independent study of United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) The pursuit by several nuclear-armed States of novel longrange strike options has received little attention in multilateral disarmament discussions despite their … Continued
Lockheed Martin is working through $2.5 billion in military contracts to develop a variety of hypersonic weapons in a bid to catch up with developments from China and Russia, company chief executive Marillyn Hewson said during a Tuesday earnings calls. … Continued
Is the Pentagon moving quickly enough on hypersonic defense? WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon looks to catch up with China and Russia in the hypersonic arms race, there is a widespread acknowledgement that the technology to defend against … Continued
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s X-60A program completed its Critical Design Review, a major milestone in the program. The program now moves into the fabrication phase. The USAF lab, in partnership with Generation Orbit Launch Services, … Continued
Raytheon Company has received a contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further develop the tactical boost-glide (TBG) hypersonic weapons programme. According to Raytheon, the $63.3m contract work is part of a joint effort of … Continued
