Armamento hipersónico

[Kique]

Boeing, Hypersonix sign deal for hypersonic vehicle
https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/ ... c-vehicle/

[Atticus]

Fijáos qué burrada. La mayoría de programas empezaron en 2017, cuando EEUU varió su enfoque hacia China y Rusia y vieron que estaban más avanzados en ese campo:

USA has funded 70 efforts to develop hypersonic missiles, and related technologies, between fiscal years 2015 and 2024 totalling nearly $15 billion

The majority of this funding is for product development and potential fielding of prototype offensive hypersonic weapons,” says the GAO. “Additionally, it includes substantial investments in developing technologies for next generation hypersonic weapons and a smaller proportion aimed at countering hypersonic threats.”
Over 60% of the hypersonic development efforts started after FY2017, around the time when it became clear that China and Russia’s missile development had leapt ahead of the USA’s.
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The US Air Force (USAF), US Army, and US Navy (USN) have five product efforts underway to develop offensive prototypes. There are no hypersonic weapons in production yet.

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 07.article

Quince mil millones.... Yo hay veces que no me gasto eso en desayunar fuera..... Y esto en un campo relativamente marginal por mas importancia que tenga en el futuro.

[Orel]

Es lo que he dicho muchas veces de que nadie puede igualar el gasto en I+D+i de EEUU. Que entre varios intentos fallidos sacará también tecnologías disruptivas (game-changer) antes que nadie. Es de lógica. Y las otras dos potencias no tanto pero también. Eso sí, uno a cambio de no tener sanidad pública, ni educación pública... y otros a cambio de ser dictaduras, claro. Nadie da duros a cuatro pesetas.

[Kique]

Russia Continues Tests of 3M22 Zircon - Hypersonic Missile Reached Mach 8 Speed
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... speed.html

[champi]

Se comenta que estos USN P-3 y NASA WB-57F podrían estar preparándose para seguir el esperado lanzamiento del AGM-183: https://twitter.com/AvWeekGuy/status/13 ... 2753364992

[champi]

La prueba se intentó llevar a cabo pero ha fallado: https://www.airforcemag.com/hypersonic- ... uccessful/

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April 6, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine

The first booster flight test of the Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon failed April 5. In a release issued April 6, the service acknowledged the failure is a “setback” for hypersonic progress, but said the test still provided “valuable information” for the program’s development.

The test, which was conducted at Point Mugu Sea Range, Calif., was supposed to be the first time ARRW fired its booster vehicle and flew on its own, but the missile did not “complete its launch sequence” and remained on the B-52H Stratofortress. The bomber then returned to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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[Kique]

https://twitter.com/alexgarcialonso/sta ... 31524?s=20

[Vorlon]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58186033
https://alert5.com/2021/08/14/chief-des ... -arrested/


Detenido el jefe de diseño armas hipersonicas por supuesta traicion.

Saludos

[champi]

Un par de contratos para el programa SCIFiRE, a medias entre EEUU y Australia (1/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2762096/

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Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, was awarded a $39,660,399 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0008 for Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) Project Phase I Preliminary Design Review. The contract modification is an option exercise to mature a solid-rocket boosted, air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile, air-launched from existing fighter/bomber aircraft, through the completion of a preliminary design review. The location of performance is St. Louis, Missouri. The work is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2022. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $1,521,862 and $8,750,000, respectively, are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $47,153,068. Future Hypersonics, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin, Palmdale, California, was awarded a $27,192,571 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0009 for Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) Project Phase I Preliminary Design Review. The contract modification is an option exercise to mature a solid-rocket boosted, air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile, air-launched from existing fighter/bomber aircraft, through the completion of a preliminary design review. The location of performance is Palmdale California. The work is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2022. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $1,521,862 and $8,750,000, respectively, are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $33,499,083. Future Hypersonics, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
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[champi]

Otro más (3/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2764928/

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Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $27,991,408 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0010 for the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) Project Phase I preliminary design review (PDR). The modification is an option exercise to mature a solid rocket-boosted, air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile, air-launched from existing fighter/bomber aircraft, through the completion of a (PDR). The location of performance is Tucson, Arizona, and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 2, 2022. This modification does not involve Foreign Military Sales. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $1,521,861 and $8,750,000, respectively, are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $33,698,870. Future Hypersonics, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
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Con este último, ya hay tres grandes en el programa: Boeing, LM y Raytheon.

[champi]

Nota sobre el "Screaming Arrow" de la US Navy: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/d ... gency=Navy

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Q Hypersonic Term: Please define the term “Hypersonic” as it applies to this RFP.

A The RFP definition of “hypersonic” is cruise phase of Mach 5 or better.
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Q Technical Requirements: Table 1, “Cruiser” states that “…. (two warhead types are being considered).”
(a) What types are being considered, and …
(b) ... is the Government specifying these or letting the system prime select the optimal design for their specific

A (a) The two warhead types being considered are traditional blast/fragmentation and reactive material concepts.
(b) Offeror shall specify a notional concept that enhances the CTV concept.
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Q Technical Requirements: For “F/A-18” Compatible” requirement, we assume this F/A-18 E/F model?
A Yes.
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Q General. Funding. Question: Can the government supply an overall budget and associated funding profile for the
A The current overall INP budget is $140.6M with funding distribution over six years starting in Fiscal Year 20 through 25 of $5M, $10M, $30M, $35M, $30M & $30.6M, respectively.
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Q Section C (Page 6-7) Notional Program Outline lays out the durations of each phase: Base Contract (7 months), Option One (7 months), Option Two (15 months), and Option Three (13 months), which totals 42 months. However, in Section V (Page , “Full Proposal Submission and Award Information” says the Period of Performance may be from February 2022 through July 2026, which is greater than 42 months. Please provide clarification on ONR’s expected Period of Performance to be included in proposal submittals.

A The intent is to complete the program in 42 months. The period of performance may be extended to 07/26 to complete the final program deliverables.
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Q Section II.B.2, Table 1, page 5; "F/A-18 Compatible / CVN Launch & Recovery / Vehicle Launcher weight at Launch T: 2,500 lbs (4 vehicle recovery) O: 2,875 lbs (2 vehicle recovery)". Questions:
(a) Are the threshold and objective values inadvertenty reversed?
(b) Should it instead read: T: 2,875 lbs (2 vehicle recovery) O: 2,500 lbs (4 vehicle recovery)?

A (a) No.
(b) The requirement of recovery of 4 vehicles versus 2 vehicles sets the maximum weight of each individual vehicle. If designing to recovery 4 vehicles, the maximum weight of each vehicle would be less than if the design is to recover 2 but launch with 4 vehicles.
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[champi]

Contrato del US Army (30/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/2794796/

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, Texas, was awarded a $96,205,497 cost-no-fee contract for hypersonic systems and networked autonomous vehicles. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2026. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911NF-21-D-0008).
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[maremar]

Hola!

Me llama la atención el interés de la prensa sobre el tema en estos días:

https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-1 ... lobal.html

https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/20 ... b4684.html

https://www.elespanol.com/omicrono/tecn ... 728_0.html

También me llaman la atención las cifras que dan, pero cómo no entiendo del tema mejor no digo nada para no meter la pata.

Un saludo!

[Truquichan]

Tueneles de viento supersónicos

[champi]

Nuevo contrato desde EEUU (19/11/2021): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/2849645/

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ARMY
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Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $478,598,908 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of Hypersonic Thermal Protection System prototypes, support materials research, and novel inspection and acceptance criteria. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 18, 2027. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $478,598,908 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W50RAJ-22-9-0001).
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También para el derribo de hipersónicos, del mismo día:

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MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price other transaction prototype award with a total value of $20,968,584 through the Missile Defense Agency’s authority under 10 U.S. Code § 2371b. This prototype award was competitively solicited through the Enhanced Hypersonic Defense Broad Agency Announcement with Glide Phase Interceptor Special Topic, HQ0851-21-S-0001. Under this award, the performer will further develop and refine their concept. The work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona; and Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of September 2022. Research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $8,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Missile Defense Agency, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HQ0851-22-9-0003).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price other transaction prototype award with a total value of $20,938,788 through the Missile Defense Agency’s authority under 10 U.S. Code § 2371b. This prototype award was competitively solicited through the Enhanced Hypersonic Defense Broad Agency Announcement with Glide Phase Interceptor Special Topic, HQ0851-21-S-0001. Under this award, the performer will further develop and refine their concept. The work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California; Huntsville, Alabama; and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of September 2022. Research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $8,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Missile Defense Agency, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HQ0851-22-9-0001).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Chandler, Arizona, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price other transaction prototype award with a total value of $18,957,035 through the Missile Defense Agency’s authority under 10 U.S. Code § 2371b. This prototype award was competitively solicited through the Enhanced Hypersonic Defense Broad Agency Announcement with Glide Phase Interceptor Special Topic, HQ0851-21-S-0001. Under this award, the performer will further develop and refine their concept. The work will be performed in Chandler, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of September 2022. Research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $8,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Missile Defense Agency, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HQ0851-22-9-0002).
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Y también desde Rusia, donde utilizarán el S-550 para derribar estos aparatos, incluso el X-37: https://www.vesti.ru/article/2642016