Posted on 11/24/2021 10:17:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind
TUCSON, Ariz. — Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, has been selected by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) as one of the companies to develop and test the first interceptor specifically designed to defeat hypersonic threats, the company said Nov. 19.
The weapon, called Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), is intended to defeat a new generation of hypersonic missiles, weapons that travel more than five times the speed of sound and maneuver rapidly in flight.
“Raytheon Technologies systems are the cornerstone of today’s ballistic missile defenses. We’re building on that knowledge to advance the missile defense system for future threats,” said Tay Fitzgerald, vice president of Strategic Missile Defense. “GPI’s speed, ability to withstand extreme heat, and maneuverability will make it the first missile designed to engage this advanced threat.”
GPI will intercept hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight, which occurs once a missile has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and is manuevering toward its target. The initial development phase will focus on reducing technical risk, rapidly developing technology, and demonstrating the ability to intercept a hypersonic threat.
Developed on behalf of the MDA, GPI will be integrated into the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Weapon System, a ship- and shore-based defense system.
Raytheon Technologies’ missile defense portfolio combines sensors, interceptors and command and control networks to track and defeat a wide range of threats. Today, the company is responsible for portions of nearly every air and missile defense system deployed by the U.S. and its allies.
Nothing like publicizing U.S. military capacity and the location of its next “secret” weapon.
The Clinton’s sale of Raytheon technology to the Chicoms is probably directly responsible for this problem now.
God Save Us!
Another “woke” company is awarded a multi-billion dollar contract.
Let that sink in.
Go back to the original chicom hypersonic vehicle story and I’ll bet every writer who printed an inch of copy about it could be sourced straight to Raytheon folk.
Maybe Elon Musk can do something easy and cheap about all this. Throw him a couple of billion to make the problem go away. Better than giving $20B or so to Raytheon and its subcontractors.
Maybe Elon Musk can do something easy and cheap about all this. Throw him a couple of billion to make the problem go away. Better than giving $20B or so to Raytheon and its subcontractors.
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Six months from now, the Chinese will have the blueprints.
They already do.
Their missles worked great for us in Vietnam.
My biggest complaint with them is their headquarters in Massachusetts.
.....hmmmmmm....let’s see.... isn’t the current Secretary of Defense, one General Austin, U.S. Army, retired, a former big-shot with Raytheon...??......jus’ askin’ .....
There’s a “Missile Defense Agency”..? Who knew.....
Can’t be the FIRST hypersonic missile. I worked on a Mach 8 missile in 1989 (32 years ago).
It’s one of the biggest employers in Huntsville, Alabama when you include the subcontractors, and has been for a while.
The first hypersonic interceptor, not just a hypersonic missile.
What defines interceptor? What I worked on was a surface to air missile. I guess intercepting a super fast object at Mach 5 is harder than hitting a jet.
We never get the truth, disinformation..
Technology of the world is 50 years plus behind developing systems..
In this case, the ability for a hypersonic missile to hit another hypersonic missile.
And, yes, it is harder to hit something going Mach 5+ than a jet.
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