Hypersonic missile

Extracted Attributes

• Speed

  Exceeds Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound)

• Categories

  Hypersonic glide vehicles, Hypersonic cruise missiles

• Challenges

  Air ionization into plasma, difficult control, difficult communication

• Intended Use

  High-value, time-sensitive targets

• Key Attributes

  Speed, maneuverability, accuracy

• Historical Context

  Hypersonic weapons (Mach 5+ travel) technically existed since mid-20th century with ballistic missiles; modern ones are distinguished by maneuverability within the atmosphere.

• Typical Cost (HACM)

  ~$15 million per missile

• Propulsion (Hypersonic Cruise Missiles)

  Air-breathing engines (e.g., scramjets)

Timeline

• Planned in-service date for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) developed by Raytheon for the US military and Australia. (Source: web_search_results)

  2027

Hypersonic weapon

A hypersonic weapon is a weapon that can travel and maneuver significantly during atmospheric flight at hypersonic speed, which is defined as above Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound). These typically fall into two main categories: hypersonic glide vehicles (boost-glide weapons), and hypersonic cruise missiles (airbreathing weapons). Below Mach 1, weapons would be characterized as subsonic, and above Mach 1, as supersonic. At extremely high speeds, air in the shock wave is ionized into a plasma, which makes control and communication difficult.

Web Search Results

• Why hypersonic missiles are stirring fears in the conflict ... - PBS

  Simply put, hypersonic weapons are any missile that travels beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound. Ballistic missiles, fired high up or outside the earth’s atmosphere, routinely reach this speed. But in modern warfare, experts say hypersonic weapons must also have advanced navigation systems – making them nimble and capable of changing their trajectory. This can challenge traditional defense systems, said Jack Watling, a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute.

• How Hypersonic Missile Works? - YouTube

  warheads they are also designed to Target US aircraft carriers as they can change their trajectory mid-flight this us AO AGM Hypersonic weapon is a missile within a missile which pops out its cover and uses only the Glide vehicle kinetic energy as a weapon and not to forget the Russian Hypersonic missile like the Kinsel more details all in the video ahead to qualify as a Hypersonic missile it must possess three key attributes speed maneuverability and accuracy let's look at speed as we all know [...] # How Hypersonic Missile Works? ## AiTelly 1400000 subscribers 8948 likes ### Description 778623 views Posted: 7 Sep 2024 Hypersonic missiles are a challenging technology to master because They are so fast that if the U.S. launched a scramjet missile, it could reach China in just 18 minutes, traveling at speeds of Mach 5 and above. These Scramjet engines collect oxygen from the atmosphere as they travel, mixing it with hydrogen fuel to create the combustion needed for hypersonic flight. [...] This U.S. Arrow AGM hypersonic weapon is a missile within a missile, which pops out it's cover and uses only the glide vehicle kinetic energy as a weapon, and not to forget the Russian Hypersonic Missile like the Kinzhal , more details all in the video ahead. Instagram Twitter We make it on Blender Download it is free and Safe Peace Out As a small channel, we encourage you to share our videos.

• 5 Countries That Are Developing Hypersonic Missiles - Simple Flying

  | Country: | United States & Australia (via SCIFiRE) | | --- | | Status: | in development / testing | | In service date: | 2027 (planned) | The HACM is a hypersonic missile being developed by Raytheon for the US military and Australia (as part of the SCIFiRE hypersonic program). According to a Forbes article, the missile could cost $15 million each. It is unclear how fast the missile will fly (anything faster than Mach 5 is considered hypersonic). [...] The Chinese are also known to be developing hypersonic missiles and the DF-ZF (also called the WU-14) is reportedly already in service. The DF-ZF is a hypersonic glide vehicle launched by the DF-17 medium range ballistic missile. Not much is known about the missile - even its speed is highly uncertain with alleged speeds between Mach 5 and Mach 10. Image 9: 3d illustration of a hypersonic missile Photo: Esteban De Armas l Shutterstock [...] The US has also proposed developing hypersonic drones like Project Mayhem to reach speeds of Mach 10. Hypersonic missiles are extremely expensive and intended for use against high-value, time-sensitive targets. Here are five hypersonic missiles in use or in development around the world. 1 Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) ------------------------------------------ ### The $15 million HACM might fly at Mach 8, and a variant is to be operated by Australia

• Fact Sheet: Hypersonic Weapons

  Technically speaking, hypersonic weapons have existed since the middle of the 20th century. A hypersonic weapon is merely something that travels at Mach-5 or faster, or at least five times the speed of sound. Ballistic missiles have long possessed these speeds. [...] What differentiates today’s emerging class of hypersonic capabilities is the use of aerodynamic lift to allow reentry vehicles to maneuver under guided flight within the atmosphere. While ballistic missiles follow a parabolic trajectory to their target, hypersonic missiles can reenter the atmosphere much quicker. After being launched from rocket boosters, these “boost-glide” vehicles reenter the atmosphere and are guided to their target with the ability to undertake evasive maneuvers to [...] overcome defenses. Boost-glide vehicles can have ranges of up to thousands of kilometers, effectively making them ICBM equivalents. Hypersonic cruise missiles likewise are initially accelerated to hypersonic speeds using a rocket booster, at which point they use an air-breathing scramjet engine to remain powered throughout their flight.

• Hypersonic weapon - Wikipedia

  High-speed missiles and projectiles "Hypersonic missile" redirects here. For other uses, see Hypersonic Missiles (disambiguation) "Hypersonic Missiles (disambiguation)"). Image 4: Hypersonic missile Comparison of ballistic missile and hypersonic glide vehicle flight trajectories Image 5: Hypersonic missile Scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile [...] aerodynamically to ensure a hit against a potentially-moving target, but lack the full maneuverability that many expect from hypersonic weapons. Additionally, air-to-air missiles can temporarily reach hypersonic speeds in certain atmospheric envelopes and launch regimes, but generally are not considered as hypersonic weapons as they do not typically maneuver at these speeds nor have the ability to evade anti-missile defenses.( [...] ### India [edit] Image 7: Hypersonic missile LRAShM "Long Range – Anti Ship Missile (India)") test in India BrahMos-II Long Range – Anti Ship Missile "Long Range – Anti Ship Missile (India)")( ### Iran [edit] Fattah-1( Fattah-2")( ### Japan [edit] Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile Hypersonic Cruise Missile (HCM)( ### North Korea [edit] Hwasong-12B (unconfirmed) ### Russia [edit]