Defense against Hypersonic Glide Vehicles

[Forest Green]

Wow, that is great news!

What "hypersonic missile" was used to test and validate this new capability? Surely it was tested against some hypersonic missile acting as a target. Maybe this system was tested against ARRW and prevents booster ignition?

Or was this actually a "simulated capability" against a "simulated missile" ? Because if this is the "classified capability" I think it was, yes that's actually what happened. Which is like saying that we now have "capabilities" that were validated in Call of Duty.

They could potentially have tested it against ARRW, HAWC or LRHW, or some X-51-derived system.

 

[quellish]

They could potentially have tested it against ARRW, HAWC or LRHW, or some X-51-derived system.

If any of those were used as targets we would probably know about it. All of the tests of these systems are very visible. They require a lot of support infrastructure, airspace closures, etc.

 

[sferrin]

If any of those were used as targets we would probably know about it. All of the tests of these systems are very visible. They require a lot of support infrastructure, airspace closures, etc.

And if their failure to simiulate Sizzler is any indicator (never mind the string of failures in hypersonics tests) then I would give it about 0.2% odds of being what they claim it is. Probably a new GPS jammer around DC or something. Maybe an AQM-37C could simulate a BGV. Barely. And a slow one at that.

 

[Forest Green]

If any of those were used as targets we would probably know about it. All of the tests of these systems are very visible. They require a lot of support infrastructure, airspace closures, etc.

Write it up as a hypersonic weapon test that failed.