The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to spend some $896 million on microelectronics, a total that is more than the combined figures for its second and third big money investment areas, in FY23.
By Lee FerranHow to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
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Because DARPA’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept doesn’t exit and re-enter the atmosphere like boost-glide hypersonics, it is less reliant on costly exotic materials for thermal management.
By Breaking Defense
The US reportedly kept the test a secret for weeks for fear of spooking Moscow, following Russia’s own hypersonic use.
By Lee Ferran
Meanwhile, the three nations are plowing ahead on with the crown jewel of the AUKUS agreement: new nuclear attack submarines for Australia.
By Colin Clark
“What this is really about is making the most out of our core technology with fixed geometries and no moving parts,” Hypersonix co-founder Dave Waterhouse said. “And that compares with other systems out there that have got thousands of moving pieces that are incredibly complex.”
By Colin Clark
A THAAD system successfully launched a PAC-3 missile segment enhanced at White Sands Missile Range.
By Andrew Eversden
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
In the FY22 omnibus spending bill revealed by Congress today, appropriators halved funding for the Air Force’s flagship hypersonic missile program.
By Valerie Insinna
A new analysis shows that a Jan. 11 North Korean missile test could well be a hypersonic weapon – and one that holds American bases in Japan in a new level of danger.
By Ralph Savelsberg and Tomohiko Kawaguchi
The report comes just days after a major deal between Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne was scuttled thanks to government pressure.
By Aaron Mehta The US doesn’t have to replicate Chinese or Russian efforts but invest smarter.
By Tate Nurkin
The high-level meeting signaled the importance of hypersonic tech, sources said, but also bureaucratic and real-world challenges to overcome in a hurry.
By Valerie Insinna
Spearheaded by Heidi Shyu, the strategy will seek investments and concentrated efforts on 14 critical technology areas.
By Justin Katz
The Pentagon’s top weapons tester says the service has “limited flight test opportunities” to support putting a hypersonic weapon onboard the Zumwalt class.
By Justin Katz and Andrew Eversden
Lisa Porter and Mike Griffin, the Pentagon’s two top research and engineering officials during the Trump administration, lay out the case for new conventional long-range strike options in the Pacific.
By Lisa J. Porter and Michael D. Griffin