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- Can us defend against hypersonic missiles?
- Is the US developing hypersonic missiles?
- How fast at a minimum do hypersonic weapons travel?
- What is hypersonic deployment?
Can us defend against hypersonic missiles?
Directed energy systems, which use lasers or microwave emitters to destroy a system or disrupt its electronics, are a potential option for defending against hypersonic weapons.
Is the US developing hypersonic missiles?
The US is developing a number of different hypersonic weapons programs across the military services, but a string of testing failures plagued certain programs. The Air Force carried successful tests of its Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), but that came only after 3 consecutive testing failures.
How fast at a minimum do hypersonic weapons travel?
Hypersonic weapons travel in the upper atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound, or about 6,200 km (3,853 miles) per hour.
What is hypersonic deployment?
Essentially, all missiles are hypersonic – which means they travel at least five times the speed of sound. Almost any warhead released from a rocket miles in the atmosphere will reach this speed heading to its target. It is not a new technology.
