New report urges US to look beyond cheap low-earth satellites for missile warning

New report urges US to look beyond cheap low-earth satellites for missile warning

"...the U.S. should broaden its missile-defense strategy by adding a variety of sensors—including drones, aircraft, and higher-orbit satellites, according to a new report from CSIS. ..."

Reference: www.defenseone.com .

Missile Defense Agency picks 2 vendors for hypersonic weapon tracking sensor prototypes

Missile Defense Agency picks 2 vendors for hypersonic weapon tracking sensor prototypes

"...In tandem with the Space Development Agency’s tracking layer, the HBTSS constellation is the Pentagon’s answer to hypersonic weapons, which are too dim to effectively track with current sensors in geostationary orbit and can potentially avoid terrestrial sensors. The constellation will be closer to the planet’s surface in low Earth orbit, allowing sensors to more easily see the dimmer threat..."

Reference: www.defensenews.com .

Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022

Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022

"...A June 5 solicitation for a “tracking phenomenology experiment” is a step in the development of a sensor network in space to track hypersonic missiles..."

Reference: spacenews.com .

Video: Lockheed Martin Just Got One Step Closer to Handling Hypersonic Weapons

Lockheed Martin Just Got One Step Closer to Handling Hypersonic Weapons

Reference: cnbc.com .

US intelligence reports: Russia’s new hypersonic weapon will likely be ready for war by 2020

US intelligence reports: Russia’s new hypersonic weapon will likely be ready for war by 2020

"...Sources familiar with the U.S. intelligence reports assess that the Russian hypersonic glide vehicles are equipped with onboard countermeasures that are able to defeat even the most advanced missile-defense systems. The weapons are also highly maneuverable and, therefore, unpredictable, which makes them difficult to track..."

Reference: www.cnbc.com .

Russia Tests ‘Invincible’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile

Russia Tests ‘Invincible’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile

"...While analysts debate whether Russia has actually achieved reliable hypersonic missile technology, there is little question that such weapons would indeed be nearly impossible to intercept, or even detect with a reasonable window of advance warning. Hypersonic missiles can exceed five times the speed of sound, making them potentially twice as fast as high-performance fighter jets. They fly too high – or, in the model evidently pursued by the Russians, too low – to be intercepted..."

Reference: www.breitbart.com .

The Air Force's 'rods from god' could hit with the force of a nuclear weapon — with no fallout

The Air Force's 'rods from god' could hit with the force of a nuclear weapon — with no fallout

"...a large projectile from a few thousand miles above the Earth. The "rods from god" idea was a bundle of telephone-pole-size (20 feet long, 1 foot in diameter) tungsten rods, dropped from orbit, reaching a speed of up to 10 times the speed of sound. The rod itself would penetrate hundreds of..."

Reference: www.businessinsider.com .