Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) conducted a successful test of the Second Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) on August 25th in Promontory, Utah as part of the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) offensive hypersonic strike capability and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). (U.S. Navy photo)
Breaking Defense: Hypersonics too expensive, industrial base too small for services to go it alone: Admiral
A recent test of the joint Navy-Army system that the Navy calls Conventional Prompt Strike suffered a partial failure in a June test, but that's because Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe said the service "pushed the envelope... learned a lot."
WASHINGTON — The cost of developing hypersonic weapons combined with the relatively small industrial base means it isn’t viable for the Navy to go it alone on developing the much-sought-after capabilities, a senior officer argued Tuesday.
Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, director of the service’s strategic systems program office, told attendees here at the Naval Submarine League one of the lessons learned from the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike program, a hypersonic weapon being developed jointly with the Army, is that such high-end weapons are too costly for one service to take the full brunt of the price.
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WNU Editor: Developing hypersonic missiles may be prohibitively expensive for the US Navy to develop alone, but the US Navy still has big plans for this missile system .... Navy Details Hypersonic Missile Plan for Zumwalt Destroyers, Virginia Submarines (USNI News). More here .... US Navy touts hypersonic missile progress ahead of 2025 fielding (Defense News).
Time for Canada and ANZAC to start chipping in for their freedom?
ReplyDeleteWe have EU foreign influences on our govt. Definitely we people on the ground want to help the USA
DeleteOur industrial base is too small? What a shock. The career assholes in Congress starting back in the 90s who facilitated the mass offshoring to CHINA are in no small measure to blame. But of course, they've long since retired and are now spoiling their grandkids and regaling their cocktail party guests with war stories. Meanwhile, we're now left to pick up the pieces and bear the brunt of the costs to rebuild our industrial base.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, another big election on Tuesday next. Same old bullshit. Wash, rinse, repeat.
The Pelosi's and Feinstein's of the world made tens of millions of dollars by offshoring manufacturing.
ReplyDeleteand the gop?
ReplyDeleteit was not one party
The eye is on the ball when it comes to RINOs. Mike Lee never saw an H1 visa he did not like.
ReplyDeleteThe Bushes are Marquess of Queensberry internationalists, but people like the Clintons (Loral Fame) are much worse.
Feinstein has been sucking on the Chinese tit for 1/3rd of a century, if not longer, and she had a Chinese spy on staff to boot. Swalwell (D) was fucking a spy and sits on the intel committee.
Democrats have to be defeated first before you can make much headway again the Cantor, Ryans, Boehners, Lees of the Republican party.
Truth is the RINOs might kill the Republican Party before it can be reformed. Sad thing is the RINOs would leave Republican party and start networking to get to the top of the replacement party and pull the same milquetoast, Washington General, head-fake shit.
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I have said that 90% to 95% of the Democrat leaders have to bee sent packing and 75% of the Republicans. If you want to play they ae all equally guilty even steven thing, you can go fuck yourself.