Vice Adm. James Syring told a House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces hearing that he lacks the funding to counter hypersonic missile threats but that money has been requested in the current defense authorization bill to deal with the threat. (Department of Defense)
Washington Times: Pentagon to counter hypersonic missiles with lasers
The U.S. is moving to counter Chinese and Russian hypersonic strike vehicles using lasers, the director of the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency revealed last week.
But Vice Adm. James Syring told a House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces hearing that he lacks the funding to counter hypersonic missile threats, but that money has been requested in the defense authorization bill to deal with the threat.
“I’ve asked for $23 million to begin a low-power laser demonstrator this year to demonstrate the feasibility by 2021,” the three-star admiral said.
Critics say the Missile Defense Agency has been remiss by not beginning work earlier in countering future Chinese and Russia high-speed maneuvering strike vehicles. The relatively low funding and long lead time for a demonstration of a laser against a hypersonic strike vehicle are not likely to address the growing threat of hypersonic missiles.
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WNU Editor: Perfecting hypersonic technology still has a long way to go .... and the development of lasers even more so. The Pentagon may want $23 million now .... but everyone knowns that once the ball starts rolling on this project it is going to run up into the billions.
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Aka deathstar
And the arms race kicks off anew.
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