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Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar or Hypersonic Bomber: What Does the Air Force Want?
27 Mar 2024 12:47 GMT
… to launch weapons, specifically hypersonic missiles being developed by … this plane be transformed into some sort of hypersonic bomber? … useful today.
Why Hypersonic Matters
Hypersonic planes and weapons are useful … access/area denial (A2/AD), the US …
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The U.S. Navy Needs a New F-14 Tomcat
16 Mar 2024 22:11 GMT
… 14 Tomcat to Counter A2/AD
Another plane that had become … maritime strike bombers.
These Soviet planes were armed with anti-ship … missiles.
Even today, this plane would be hugely helpful to … relegated to the missile and hypersonic domains. Their Xian H-6 …
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The Navy Is Building a Hypersonic Ship-Killing Missile Called HALO
31 Mar 2023 01:03 GMT
… Mechanics
Strictly speaking, a hypersonic missile could describe any weapon … last two weapons are supersonic, but not hypersonic.
Thus, the U. … (soon) P-8 Poseidon patrol planes, as well as Air Force … anti-access/area-denials (A2/AD) weapons due to …
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China Hails Its YJ-21 Hypersonic Ship-Launched Missile That Can ‘Strike Enemy Ships Without Being Intercepted’
03 Feb 2023 04:50 GMT
… YJ-21 anti-ship hypersonic missile capabilities.
The unmatchable … -access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities. In … officially recognized China’s hypersonic missile capabilities. The US … to render their fighter planes and cruisers ineffective. With …
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Defense Business Brief: Earnings preview; A Reagan Forum in DC; Boeing to develop NASA plane; and more.
24 Jan 2023 22:59 GMT
… Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 trucks and 56 trailers. … advanced capabilities allow the FMTV A2 to support a wide … the twin-engine, single-aisle plane. The Navy also flies … Maine-based company specializing in hypersonic technology acquired by Spirit in …
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Chinese Bombers Spotted With Kinzhal-Like Hypersonic Missile That Russia Has Deployed To ‘Threaten’ The West
05 Nov 2022 05:23 GMT
… to the Russian Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile … aircraft, such as fighter planes and fighter bombers, may … been seen with subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles. However, this … anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) strategy.
This …
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Cargo Planes As Missile Carriers – US & Allies To Bank On ‘Rapid Dragon’ To Swarm China In Western Pacific
28 Sep 2022 02:57 GMT
… anti-land, air defense, and hypersonic missile systems.
The Chinese YJ … and hitting China inside the A2/AD bubble. With … Dragon envisages using workhorse cargo planes and tankers like the … to program munitions on those planes, further hitting targets. In …
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“Extirpator Of US Super Carriers” – China Flaunts Its Hypersonic YJ-21 Missile That Can ‘Knock-Off’ America’s Mightiest Warships
21 Apr 2022 03:38 GMT
… access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities. These … reportedly is also developing hypersonic glide vehicles that, if … Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile system, which will … fighter planes and cruisers ineffective.
With a hypersonic terminal …
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The Pentagon Plans to Deploy An Arsenal Of Hypersonic Weapons In The 2020s
30 Apr 2020 22:29 GMT
… just minutes before the plane was due engage in … contrast, today’s hypersonic weapons attain hypersonic speeds flying in a … ’s role as “…“defeat A2/AD capabilities, suppress … propulsion..
Nonetheless, high-flying, supersonic-capable combat aircraft may be …
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Examining China's hypersonic transport plans
03 Mar 2018 01:29 GMT
… Image caption
The Anglo-French supersonic airliner Concorde made its … sonic boom.
If a plane breaks the speed of sound … getting on board a conventional plane.
But it is … copyright
Reaction Engines
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A2 hypersonic jet from Reaction Engines: A …