DARPA Looks to Develop Next-Gen Hypersonic Cruise Missile

MACH 5 Is Nothing: The US Military Now Wants Even Faster Hypersonic Weapons and DARPA Has a Plan to Make It Happen But on the Cheap

Simply reaching Mach 5 with hypersonic weapons is clearly not enough. The Pentagon is now looking toward hypersonic missiles capable of traveling farther, maneuvering more effectively, and surviving increasingly sophisticated air defenses.

DARPA seeks ‘unconstrained, radical’ concepts for next-gen hypersonic cruise missile

The Pentagon’s secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably and at scale.

DARPA Looks to Develop Next-Gen Hypersonic Cruise Missile

The Pentagon’s top research lab is interested in developing a hypersonic cruise missile prototype that provides “a revolutionary leap in operational performance,” as the first wave of U.S. hypersonic weapons enters production and service. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency released a notice Aug. 7, informing industry of a potential new program called the Next-Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile and seeking information and ideas on t…

DARPA developing hypersonic cruise missile to evade enemy air defenses

DARPA is developing a hypersonic cruise missile in response to the Pentagon's concerns that American missiles are vulnerable to enemy air defenses.

DARPA looking to develop ‘foundation’ of next-generation hypersonic missile work

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is considering a new program to develop a hypersonic missile demonstrator that would serve as the baseline of future weapons, according to a special notice. The agency posted a request for information to Sam.gov on Aug. 7 seeking industry feedback on the new Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile (NGHCM) effort — which aims to design, build and fly a fully integrated hypersonic weapons demonstrato…

Pentagon wants new hypersonic missile that outruns enemy defenses

The Pentagon’s most futuristic research arm has put out a call for a missile that can outrun and outsmart the very air defenses that increasingly threaten American pilots and ships. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon office famous for turning science fiction concepts like stealth aircraft and self-driving cars into real military hardware, […]