The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle

The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle

"The LRHW system provides the Army a strategic attack weapon system to defeat Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities, suppress adversary long-range fires, and engage other high payoff/time critical targets. The Army is working closely with the Navy in the development of the LRHW. LRHW is comprised of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB), and the Navy 34.5-inch booster. ...The missile component of the LRHW is reportedly being developed by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. When the hypersonic glide body is attached, it is referred to as the Navy-Army All Up Round plus Canister (AUR+C). The missile component serves as the common two-stage booster for the Army’s LRHW and the Navy’s..."

Reference: crsreports.congress.gov .

Fire Engulfs Russian Plant Making Gunpowder for Cruise Missiles

Article Title: Fire Engulfs Russian Plant Making Gunpowder for Cruise Missiles

Article Excerpt: "...A fire broke out at the Bryansk Chemical Plant, a facility in a western region of Russia around 75 miles from the border with Ukraine, that props up Moscow's military industry, Ukrainian publication Focus reported late on Monday, citing NASA satellite imagery.

The chemical plant produces gunpowder for Russia's Kh-59 cruise missiles. It also makes explosives and components for rocket fuel, including ammunition for barrel artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, aviation, and remote mining systems, according to the Odessa..."

Reference Source: www.newsweek.com

AIM-260A missile design unveiled by NAVAIR in new rendering

AIM-260A missile design unveiled by NAVAIR in new rendering

"...The AIM-260A JATM, a Special Access Program (SAP) in development since 2017 to respond to adversary advancements in air-to-air missile technology, has finally broken cover in a rendering by PMA-259, the U.S. Navy’s Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office. ..."

Reference: www.navalnews.com .

Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress | Congressional Research Service (Feb. 2025)

Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress

"...Some analysts have suggested that space-based sensor layers—integrated with tracking and targeting systems to direct high-performance interceptors or directed energy weapons—could theoretically present viable options for defending against hypersonic weapons. The 2019 Missile Defense Review notes that “such sensors take advantage of the large area viewable from space for improved tracking and potentially targeting of advanced threats, including hypersonic [weapons].”..."

Reference: crsreports.congress.gov .

U.S. Could Bolster Missile Defense with New Sensors Within a Year, NORTHCOM Says

U.S. Could Bolster Missile Defense with New Sensors Within a Year, NORTHCOM Says

"...a single integrated grid of sensors from under the sea to space to bolster its air and missile defenses, U.S. Northern Command’s top general told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday.

“The first and most critical part [of this defense] is detection” to protect the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii..."

Reference: U.S. Naval Institute .

Missile Defense Agency asks industry for American ‘Iron Dome’ concepts

Article Title: Missile Defense Agency asks industry for American ‘Iron Dome’ concepts

Article Excerpt: "...The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has issued a call for industry ideas on how it can implement President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 “Iron Dome for America” Executive Order — a surprisingly fast turn around on a Pentagon program.

The Request for Information (RF) comes just four days after Trump’s order mandated Pentagon development of a comprehensive “shield” to repel any aerial attack on the US homeland. The RFI asks interested vendors to show and tell relevant capabilities by Feb. 28. ..."

Reference Source: breakingdefense.com