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Comparison of Ballistic Missile and Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (C-HGB) Flight Trajectories for the LRHW Program Scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile. A hypersonic weapon is a weapon capable of travelling at hypersonic speed, defined as above Mach 5, or above 5 times the speed of sound.
China. Chinese DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle mounted on the DF-17 ballistic missile.. DF-ZF (developed and deployed) / Mach 5–10 [5]; GDF-600 (concept) In addition to a unified payload the Guangdong Aerodynamic Research Academy claims to be exploring fitting the conceptual weapon with various submunitions including what it calls a patrol projectile.
Unlike larger hypersonic cruise missiles, the Mako offers a degree of standoff range and rapid response capabilities, making it suitable for a variety of military operations that require a shorter range than the Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) missile — which is optimized for anti-ship missions – or the much larger AGM ...
The missile effectively surfs on its own hypersonic shockwaves, generating lift without the increased drag that wings create. The U.S. tested similar designs on the experimental X-51 from 2005 to ...
Australia, UK and US to collaborate on rapid rockets after Moscow claims to be firing its own in Ukraine
Currently the Air Force’s remaining hypersonic project of record is the air-breathing HACM cruise missile, which at least has potential to be more affordable and stealthy than a hypersonic glide ...
A hypersonic glide vehicle is usually launched with a ballistic first stage, then deploys wings and switches to hypersonic flight as it re-enters the atmosphere, allowing the final stage to evade existing missile defense systems which were designed for ballistic-only missiles.
The US Navy is converting Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers into hypersonic missile shooters. The expensive Zumwalt class has struggled to find a suitable mission and weapons. The upgrade is part ...