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• Thomas Newdick
Blackbeard, part of the U.S. Army’s push to make hypersonic weapons more mobile and affordable, has been shown launching from a ground-based launcher. The report provides no further details on the missile’s performance or program schedule.
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Blackbeard, part of the U.S. Army’s push to make hypersonic weapons more mobile and affordable, has been shown launching from a ground-based launcher. The report provides no further details on the missile’s performance or program schedule.
South Korea says it has successfully tested its first domestically developed hypersonic glide vehicle. President Lee Jae-myung called for the system’s rapid deployment, marking a step from development testing toward a potential operational capability.
Tiberius Aerospace is discussing SCEPTRE, a liquid-fueled ramjet munition designed to fire from a 155mm howitzer and reach targets as far as 150 km away. The concept combines artillery launch with substantially extended reach, according to the available description.
Space-based systems could detect and track incoming missile threats, with interception carried out from land or space, a satellite company CEO says. The argument links concerns over Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles to a broader role for satellites in missile-warning and defense architectures.
The United States has cleared a potential sale of APKWS II munitions to the United Arab Emirates valued at about $1 billion. Additional potential sales to Egypt and Kuwait bring the estimated combined value of the three deals to $2.27 billion.
After years of competing over U.S. Space Command’s headquarters, business and civic leaders from Colorado Springs and Huntsville are working to build a joint agenda around military space and missile defense. About 90 Colorado Springs representatives are in Huntsville to advance defense and aerospace missions as the headquarters move to Alabama proceeds.
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Boeing’s contract supports plans to triple production of PAC-3 MSE seekers for Patriot interceptors, while the Pentagon is funding Kymeta to add edge computing, software-defined radio and RF sensing to its Osprey u8 terminal. Separately, Rheinmetall-Iceye has begun production of military SAR satellites under a 40-satellite German order.
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