The U.S. Just Shot Down a Hypersonic Missile in a Show of Force

The U.S. Just Shot Down a Hypersonic Missile in a Show of Force

"...Rest assuredly, the United States is not simply sitting idly by while these adversaries are building up their hypersonic stockpiles. As I discussed in a March 25, 2025, article for The National Interest, the U.S. Air Force has been steadily advancing its own hypersonic capabilities via the deadly tandem of the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber and the AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). And, as we’re about to discuss right now, the U.S. Armed Forces are continuing to develop technologies for mitigating and countering the adversaries’ missiles. ..."

Reference: nationalinterest.org .

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 .