Hypersonic Weapons Media Center

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Ahead of the 2019 Hypersonics event, we sat down with speaker Dr. Phillip Ligrani, Eminent Scholar, Propulsion University of Alabama-Huntsville to discuss the role of academic research in the development of hypersonic capabilities. 

Dr. Prakash Vedula is the Founder, CEO and Chief Scientist of Next Frontier LLC. He is also a tenured Full Professor in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma, Norman. He is a renowned expert in fast and reliable computational algorithms applicable to a broad variety...

In the eternal arms race to maintain or regain a strategic advantage over its adversaries, the United States is turning its attention to the development of hypersonic weapons.  The concept of a hypersonic weapon is not new – indeed the U.S. has developed them in some form or another for...

FY20 Hypersonic Budget Highlights, Strategic Priorities & UpdatesThe race to build hypersonic weapons is on. Both Russia and China have multiple hypersonic weapons programs in place and could potentially field an operational hypersonic glide vehicle— possibly armed with nuclear warheads—as early as this year. The pace of which they are...

Take a moment to review the Pentagon Hypersonic Weapons Overview which covers the type of weapon, Operating Systems, Status and configuration of the weapons in the Hypersonic portfolioSource: U.S. Department of Defense   

Keeping you informed on the latest Hypersonic innovations, technologies, budgets, policies, IDGA is excited to announce that we have recently partnered up with Next Frontier LLC for the production of our Hypersonic Weapons Report. This overarching hypersonic market report includes updates as to Hypersonic Weapons development across the US, global...

Raytheon Missiles & Defense forms a formidable industry forceRaytheon Missiles & Defense, a business of the newly formed Raytheon Technologies, is built on a foundation of advanced innovation and excellence in engineering. Offering speed, synergy and the complete threat solution, the business will help redefine its industry through transformative technologies...

The navigation and guidance technologies within a hypersonic weapon are key to making them successful in an operational capacity. The demands of space amplify the challenges of tracking at high speed as the extreme temperatures can compromise these assets.Ensuring that Current Sensors are Fast Enough to Handle Hypersonic SpeedSpace Proofing...

Academic institutions are one of the most important knowledge resources when it comes to the physics of hypersonic flight. The work being done across the United States in laboratories and classrooms represents a wealth of resources, talent, knowledge and infrastructure that is waiting to be tapped.Cultivating the Required Partnerships to...

A presentation from our March 2020 online event!Dr. Russ Cummings Managing Director, DoD HPCMP Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute United States Air Force Academy takes us through the challenges and opportunities that are currently defining hypersonic development. Download to gain an overview of:Hypersonic weapons development over the years, current programs and...

How DTIC is building a more lethal force through information sharingThe Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)  is the only organization chartered to meet the information needs of all users across the DoD, industry, federal government and citizen science – Effective Sharing to Verified Authorized Users. Download this presentation to finds...

Dr. Peter Huessy Director for Strategic Deterrent Studies Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies breaks down the strategic implications of hypersonic missile technologyKey Conclusions and Findings Threat: Russian and Chinese Developments/Strategy Response: USAF Technology Development Implications: Change to Strategic Landscape Critics Misconceptions Sign-Posts Conclusion

Dr. Phil Ligrani on Physical Phenomena Associated With Hypersonic Weapon Vehicles Take a deep dive into the five different areas of strategic capabilities to address enduring military problems. Delivering hypersonic capabilities - speed and reach of disruption and lethality Material challenges, opportunities to facilitate hypersonic flight Technical priorities for propulsion...

View the online presentation of  Addressing Scale and Affordability for Hypersonic Programs by Mark Miklos Vice President and General Manager of FMI A Spirit AeroSystems Company

Join Dr. Thomas Karako, along with panelists as they discuss what lessons have been learned in DoD Hypersonic goals and what opportunities lie ahead 

Download the video now to learn more about enabling future USAF hypersonic capability fielding as well as  Hypersonic policy guidance for USAF’ $2 billion S&T program  

Join Dr. Bussey, as she covers Guiding DoD strategy and roadmap for hypersonic S&T and much more. 

Join General Ray as he discusses Operational concepts as well as Lessons learned thus far to inform future ops

Join Dr. Alex Roesler as he discusses efforts to integrate autonomous system capabilities into hypersonic systems: near-term engineering challenges

Review Dr. Joseph Bonivel, Subject Matter Expert, Defense Technical Information Center past presentation of Aggregating Hypersonic S&T Data to Rapidly Deliver Next-Gen Technology Development