Current US hypersonic weapons projects. (General)

Forest Green said:
Debatable. Even though Dark Eagle was already in service at the time and HAWC had undergone several successful flights, one senior insider stated that ARRW was the most mature hypersonic weapon they had. Ground crews have also received training on this supposedly cancelled weapon.


It definitely can.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCBs1IEk9Fc&t=2
Forest Green said:
Debatable. Even though Dark Eagle was already in service at the time and HAWC had undergone several successful flights, one senior insider stated that ARRW was the most mature hypersonic weapon they had. Ground crews have also received training on this supposedly cancelled weapon.


It definitely can.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCBs1IEk9Fc&t=286s
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Yeah you're right, I was just replying to a stupid comment, so dumb it made my brain stop working.
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But if anything, it's radar-homing and IIR seeker combo plus whatever AI/smart-teaming function it has can easily hunt down and attack ships..!
 
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TAOG said:
MPBD

An air launched, highly classified hypersonic program.

Two stage rocket （from GD's booster size table, MPBD is 28x 126 size, which may be the fisrt stage size and is simmilar to ARRW size. But MPBD has two stage), second stage motor with TVC acs. Seems like a big strike missile.

Also, development is at least begin from 2018, and still continous now. Raytheon seeked program director through 2022.11-2023.3.

Update:
Raytheon still seeking for MPBD director on 2023/8/30
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Update MPBD air launch hypersonic missile info:

1. Raytheon still seek program Director.

Picture 1 : post on 2022
Picture 2: post on 2023/8
Picture 3: post on 2024/6

2. MPBD consists of two stage solid rocket ( picture 4)

3. Aerojet Rocketdyne is also the sub contractor, and the MPBD has conduct 2 static test firing (picture 4-6).

4.NG is still develeloping second stage, and mention hypersonic again. ( Picture 7)

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It seems like A. Rocketdyne is developing the first stage and NG is for 2nd stage, Raytheon is main conctrator integrate AUR.
 

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TomcatViP said:
3500km? Has anyone crosschecked? I have a 10% higher value in latitude only (without even taking into consideration the longitudinal offset).
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Well... the original specification for CPS was 2000-3000nm (3700-5600km), but back then they were on about using a re-purposed Trident C4 with a stage removed or something.

I did get about 3,700km. Get a terminal seeker on it and it's game over.

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Anyone guessing or estimating the missile’s dimensions and if the booster stack is purpose built or an existing modified SRM.

If I missed this early my apologies.
 

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