A B-52 bomber carrying the ARRW.
Breaking Defense: Lockheed Martin, Air Force Press Ahead On Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile
Lockheed Martin is designing what it calls a new Hypersonic Strike Weapon-Air Breathing (which goes by the awful acronym HSW-ab) for DARPA. John Varley, Lockheed's VP for hypersonic weapons, wouldn't provide details due to the program's high level of classification.
AFA 2020: Lockheed Martin’s air-launched hypersonic missile will complete its critical design review (CDR) today, as the company and the Air Force press ahead on development, John Varley, vice president for hypersonic weapons at Lockheed Martin, says.
The company’s first contract for the Air Force’s AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), inked in 2018, was set at $480 million for concept development. In December 2019, it nabbed another contract, worth $998 million, to bring its concept to CDR.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 29, 2020
Lockheed Releases ‘Most Useful’ Computer-Generated Image of Hypersonic Boost-Glide Missile Ever -- Sputnik
Army Ramps Up Funding For Laser Shield, Hypersonic Sword -- Breaking Defense
US developing $20m hypersonic 'glider' to intercept missiles -- The Telegraph
US Defences Are Incapable of Intercepting Russian, Chinese Missiles, Navy Admiral Admits -- Sputnik
America's F-35 Can't Stand Against Russia's Su-57 Armed With Hypersonic Missiles -- National Defense
Strategic Command boss warns of nuclear ‘point of no return’ -- Defense News
Kratos begins XQ-58A Valkyrie production, despite funding delay caused by mishap -- Flight Global
Air Force general: Two-bomber fleet is the future -- Defense News
Lockheed Martin awarded $141.7M for repair capabilities for the F-35 -- UPI
SpaceX’s founder tells US Air Force the era of fighter jets is ending -- Defense News
The Air Force Has Updated its Song to Be Gender-Neutral -- Military.com
Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter On Track To Become Heaviest Lifter In Joint Force -- Forbes
Will the Marine Corps become the US military’s smartest branch? -- Marine Times
Navy's 2nd Fleet escorts convoy across the Atlantic -- UPI
It's Only A Matter Of Time Before Railguns Are Deployed On Navy Ships -- National Interest
Commentary: Defense Department Tackling Industrial Base Issues -- National Defense
Top US Navy official expresses concerns about growing threat from China -- SCMP
Coronavirus Limiting US Military Across Globe -- VOA
For American Military, Coronavirus Is an Enemy to Be Fought -- NYT
US military scrambles to cope with global 'threat' posed by coronavirus -- CNN
French defense firms fête formidable profits in 2019 -- Defense News
Ex-British Admiral Claims ‘Americans Very Jealous of Amazing’ UK Aircraft Carriers -- Sputnik
Russia conducts first ship-based hypersonic missile test: TASS -- Reuters
Combat Deployment of new Russian Hypersonic Missile-hunting Radar in March -- Defense World
China postpones 2020 H1 military recruiting -- The Hill
China, Cambodia to hold joint military training -- The Star
Kim Jong-un Guides ‘Joint Strike Drill’ -- Stars and Stripes
India's Hypersonic Missile Could Start A Nuclear War -- Michael Peck, National Interest
5 Ways China Has Turned Pakistan Into a Military Monster -- Charlie Gao, National Interest
