Posted on May 19, 2015
Air Force fast approaching development of Hypersonic Weapon. What are your thoughts?
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MSgt (Join to see)
Trust me was my first base 93 to 97 every day in the summer from three to around six.
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But what I want to know is, when do we get pictures of it in action to make memes with?!?
I "NEED" to be able to tell someone on the Internet, "I have a hypersonic weapon. Your argument has been nullified." Because that's . . . "important."
I "NEED" to be able to tell someone on the Internet, "I have a hypersonic weapon. Your argument has been nullified." Because that's . . . "important."
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My thoughts, I uh...I cannot confirm nor deny rumors of this weapon or it's potential existence. Please contact Public Affairs for any other info. B|
Really that weapon sounds bad ass. Enemies won't have any idea that anything is coming. One minute they are playing cards or building bombs, the next they are a new crater in the surface of the Earth.
Really that weapon sounds bad ass. Enemies won't have any idea that anything is coming. One minute they are playing cards or building bombs, the next they are a new crater in the surface of the Earth.
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While interesting I doubt it is viable for vehicles with large mass and decreased aerodynamic drag coefficient such as transport of supplies and troops (2nd & 3rd Laws of Motion).
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I contend this is for Security Forces to be able to deploy directly from the mother base to the ICBM sites w/o having to utilize field houses any more. We will just strap one of these puppies to our backs & off we go!!! LOL!!!!
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I'm looking forward to photon and quantum torpedoes. Phasers (not to be confused with Lasers) too...
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SSgt (Join to see)
You and TSgt Hunter Logan. Teleporters are in development in the private sector.
I only have one request. I WILL NOT wear a red shirt. Those dudes don't even get name tapes!
I only have one request. I WILL NOT wear a red shirt. Those dudes don't even get name tapes!
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This new weapon will usher in a new age of civilian rapid transit all around the world. Just imagine being a business man, and flying from Los Angeles, or another city to Tokyo to do business, and returning the same day. A lot of our civilian advances, came from military testing and development. Like your GPS? The advanced technology of your new car? Likely it is a result of military research and development. Our new defense bomber aircraft will benefit from R&D technology. It will takeoff using a hybrid engine, first as a turbojet, will turn into a ramjet, and then into a scramjet engine. Amazing the technological advances, and with these, even more will be understood, and developed. What a wonderful world. Many medical advances, metalurgical, and atmospheric lessons will be learned, and overcome as well. We all will benefit in the future, from Air Force developments today. Go Air Force !!
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Capt Paul Subbie
You are so right, A1C Charles Hagen. Our SR-71 is off-line, BUT,,as you said, this is the perfect replacement, and we have the plans for the follow-on replacement..it's the SR-72, and will have these engines, I was at Beale in Marysville, CA, and miss the real
excitement of launches, and recoveries of the old Blackbirds. The new SR-72 has the same forward chine of the SR-71, but the wings are more similar to swing wing aircraft. It won't be titanium like the old SR, either..the SR-72 will be made of composite, similar to the nose cones of ballistic missiles. The rear of the new SR will also be different, having a flatter appearance, rather than the twin engine bulges, and visible afterburners. Gonna be a Mach 6 long-reacher. The new bird should hit the skies around 2020. No place to hide, no place too far, and rapid Intel. This SR will have satellite connectivity, so from the usual high altitude, will be able to relay all it's Intel, anywhere. Can't wait to see this bird.
excitement of launches, and recoveries of the old Blackbirds. The new SR-72 has the same forward chine of the SR-71, but the wings are more similar to swing wing aircraft. It won't be titanium like the old SR, either..the SR-72 will be made of composite, similar to the nose cones of ballistic missiles. The rear of the new SR will also be different, having a flatter appearance, rather than the twin engine bulges, and visible afterburners. Gonna be a Mach 6 long-reacher. The new bird should hit the skies around 2020. No place to hide, no place too far, and rapid Intel. This SR will have satellite connectivity, so from the usual high altitude, will be able to relay all it's Intel, anywhere. Can't wait to see this bird.
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Lot of high end technology that then has be be battle proof. The question will be if it's worth the cost and what extra does it do? The Navy has been tinkering with a Rail Gun which if successfully deployed, does reduce the per shot cost substantially. However, that means we'd need some big time conflicts and expend gobs of rounds for that equation to pan out.
Regarding the AF effort. I haven't seen anything that tells me what kind of range we can expect. Interesting thing about the SR-71. It's the size of a 727 and would consume a similar fuel rate at speed. It was horrible on fuel any other time.
Regarding the AF effort. I haven't seen anything that tells me what kind of range we can expect. Interesting thing about the SR-71. It's the size of a 727 and would consume a similar fuel rate at speed. It was horrible on fuel any other time.
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Capt Seid Waddell
CAPT Kevin Ball, it appears that the range will be considerable, with the ability to hit any target within minutes, and it would be difficult to defend against due to speed and approach angle.
"The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in April awarded Raytheon USD20 million to continue development of the TBG programme. The goal is to accelerate a weapon to Mach 5 or greater and allow it to glide to its target. Such weapons would have to be highly heat-resistant and manoeuvrable. TBG could ultimately fly at altitudes of nearly 200,000 ft."
USAF using X-51 lessons learned to weaponise hypersonic vehicles
http://www.janes.com/article/51472/usaf-using-x-51-lessons-learned-to-weaponise-hypersonic-vehicles
"The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in April awarded Raytheon USD20 million to continue development of the TBG programme. The goal is to accelerate a weapon to Mach 5 or greater and allow it to glide to its target. Such weapons would have to be highly heat-resistant and manoeuvrable. TBG could ultimately fly at altitudes of nearly 200,000 ft."
USAF using X-51 lessons learned to weaponise hypersonic vehicles
http://www.janes.com/article/51472/usaf-using-x-51-lessons-learned-to-weaponise-hypersonic-vehicles
USAF using X-51 lessons learned to weaponise hypersonic vehicles - IHS Jane's 360
Key Points The USAF is using X-51 lessons to develop HSSW and other follow-on efforts The goal is to produce a hypersonic missile concept suitable for future bomber and fighter aircraft A 2013 demonstration of the Boeing X-51A Waverider is the basis for the US Air Force's plans to weaponise
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Capt Seid Waddell
"A new arms rivalry between Russia and the United States is heating up as the two major military powers rush to develop a new class of hypersonic, non-nuclear missiles that can strike any target on the globe within one hour of launch with devastating accuracy.
Hypersonic missiles are being developed in the United States as part of the Conventional Prompt Global Strike program, a loosely defined Department of Defense initiative to develop the capability to accurately hit targets with non-nuclear intercontinental missiles in record time. The idea has its roots in U.S. post-9/11 counter-terrorism strategy, when the United States decided it needed the capability to hit targets as soon as they had been located.
The most prominent example of hypersonic weapons currently in development are so-called ‘boost-glide’ weapons. These are missiles that, instead of arcing into space before coming down on their target, are fired at a shallow trajectory that barely exits the atmosphere. After reaching a hypersonic speed, the missile’s warhead is released and glides the rest of the way to its objective."
Russian fear of U.S. hypersonic missiles threatens new arms race
http://newcoldwar.org/end-nuclear-deterrence-u-s-hypersonic-missile-program/
Hypersonic missiles are being developed in the United States as part of the Conventional Prompt Global Strike program, a loosely defined Department of Defense initiative to develop the capability to accurately hit targets with non-nuclear intercontinental missiles in record time. The idea has its roots in U.S. post-9/11 counter-terrorism strategy, when the United States decided it needed the capability to hit targets as soon as they had been located.
The most prominent example of hypersonic weapons currently in development are so-called ‘boost-glide’ weapons. These are missiles that, instead of arcing into space before coming down on their target, are fired at a shallow trajectory that barely exits the atmosphere. After reaching a hypersonic speed, the missile’s warhead is released and glides the rest of the way to its objective."
Russian fear of U.S. hypersonic missiles threatens new arms race
http://newcoldwar.org/end-nuclear-deterrence-u-s-hypersonic-missile-program/
The end of nuclear deterrence? The U.S. hypersonic missile program - New Cold War: Ukraine and...
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