Besides atomic ordnance, perhaps no weapon system commands public and media attention like hypersonics. No other weapon, when used in Ukraine, is basically guaranteed to command a news cycle.
And yet their importance is hotly debated. There are those who argue the US has fallen behind in an absolutely critical field of military technology - and likewise others who argue the entire class of systems represent an overhyped waste of money.
In this episode I try and provide at least an introduction to that multi-billion dollar question...
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Caveats and corrections:
All usual caveats with an additional note that we're talking about ongoing, often deeply classified programs, so information quality is notably spotty
Sources & Reading:
Congressional Budget Office on Hypersonics:
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CRS on hypersonic weapons:
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CRS on Hypersonic Defence:
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Georgetown Journal of International Affairs:
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RT on Avangard:
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ARRW cancellation:
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2022 Missile defence Review
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TASS on Killjoy range:
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Putin says Russia leading hypersonics
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Missile Defence Project listing the range:
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Raytheon Glide-Phase-Interceptor
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Fars News on IRGC missile claim:
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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Hypersonics:
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CSIS - Complex air defence
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Northrop Grumman HBTSS
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Lora Saalman Ph.D - PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE:
CHINA AND THE SPEAR
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Phoenix Testbed project:
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Media saying the US is behind on hypersonics:
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CSIS - Chinese FOBS capability
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Alan Cummings - Hypersonic weapons tactical uses and goals
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Reporting on cost of CPS rounds:
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S-500 Reporting:
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Reporting on HALO:
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CPS Reporting:
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Russian media on Sarmat:
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PRC team claim reliable communications with Hypersonic object:
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DOT&E Report 2022
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Hypersonic Weapons
00:01:24 — What Am I Talking About?
00:02:33 — What Are They?
00:11:44 — Advantages & Defensive Challenges
00:19:26 — The Problems & Costs (Technical)
00:28:08 — The Problems & Costs (Mission)
00:38:01 — Defensive Options
00:45:15 — National Programs: Russia
00:55:06 — National Programs: PRC
00:58:43 — National Programs: USA
01:06:07 — The State of Competition
01:10:45 — Conclusions
01:11:51 — Channel Update
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