Current US hypersonic weapons projects. (General)

[Forest Green]

No but I've got these from 2020, before they wanted to fit it to Zumwalt:

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Interestingly that shot is around the same distance, 3700-3800km, although with a STARS-III (modded Polaris A-3) booster.


Also some stuff about an AHW test in here with the same STARS booster.

STARS

The STARS (Strategic Target System) are modified Polaris-A3 missiles used mainly for simulating missile warheads for SDIO (and follow-on organisations BMDO and MDA). The STARS-1 is a refurbished P…

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[bobbymike]

Nice IRBM now let’s build some nukes on some of them.

 

[sferrin]

Nice IRBM now let’s build some nukes on some of them.

Just throw a W80 on it.

 

[bobbymike]

Just throw a W80 on it.

Could you use the new Mk7 under development for the W93 or modify the RV on it now?

 

[sferrin]

Could you use the new Mk7 under development for the W93 or modify the RV on it now?

I would think they could just swap out the existing warhead but that assumes they could make it work from a volume/mass standpoint.

 

[Forest Green]

All depends on the size of the C-HGB. A source for HCSW (assumed to be a shortened air-launched version of Dark Eagle) suggested a weight of 1,200lb, so stick a Mk11 (1.2MT or Mk17 (2MT) on it.

Minuteman Missile Nuclear Warheads

The nuclear warhead, also known as the Reentry Vehicle, on a minuteman missile, went through a number of variations and improvements, to be used with the Minuteman missile.

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https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc05.pdf

Titan II

The Titan II ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) program was developed by the United States military to bolster the size, strength, and speed of the nation’s strategic weapons arsenal in the 1950s and 1960s. Each missile carried a single warhead—the largest in U.S. inventory—used liquid...

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That SABRE RV sounded quite cool too.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Nice IRBM now let’s build some nukes on some of them.

I'd want the MARV from Pershing 2.

 

[bring_it_on]

Long-range hypersonic weapon 'perfect' in key flight test of missile over Pacific | InsideDefense.com

The U.S. military conducted a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile -- a significant milestone in the Defense Department's 16-year project to develop a conventionally armed, ultra-fast glide body designed for precision strike -- giving Pentagon leaders renewed confidence in a new weapon...

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[Forest Green]

20 Years after 'Hyper-X', UVA team makes NASA hypersonic breakthrough

Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024 - What if the future of space travel were to look less like Space-X's rocket-based Starship and more like NASA's Hyper-X, the hypersonic jet plane that, 20 years ago this year, flew faster than any

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[NMaude]

I wonder if a PrSM-ER will be developed by adding a third-stage to the booster-stack?

Edit: In regards to the STARS LV has the DoD started looking for a replacement as there are only a finite number of Polaris A3 rocket-motors left due to the retired missile being LONG out of production.

 

[sferrin]

I wonder if a PrSM-ER will be developed by adding a third-stage to the booster-stack?

Does it even have a second stage? Thought the existing model was single-stage.

 

[NMaude]

Does it even have a second stage? Thought the existing model was single-stage.

I was under the impression it was a two-stage missile, if the PrSM only uses a single-stage launcher then a two-stage booster would qualify as a PrSM-ER then.