Hypersonic Glide Experiments and Concept Demonstration Development/Support
Abstract
This sub-project develops technologies and applications that could lead to a system with the following characteristics: effects on targets in a very short-period of time from execution order; non-ballistic flight over the majority of the flight path; positive control from launch to impact; adequate cross-range/ maneuverability to avoid overflight issues; controlled stage drop over Broad Ocean Area (BOA), and provides for in-flight target updates. This sub-project also develops warhead technologies to defeat time-sensitive targets for near and longer-term CPGS applications. The technologies developed will have cross-service and cross-concept applicability and will be developed through close coordination among DoD components. This activity will support both ground and flight tests, and provide all national data to the competitive acquisition program. The objectives of this sub-project are to: - Assess boost-glide technologies in light of ground and flight test events and associated modeling and simulation. -Analyze the military utility of multiple, 3-axis stabilized vehicles performance with respect to thermal protection materials, aerodynamics and control surfaces, navigation, guidance, control (NG&C), boosters and weapons performance. -Assess the feasibility of producing an affordable solution to fill the CPGS capability gap. -Continue systems definition/engineering/development of integrated weaponized payload delivery vehicles and subsystems in order to identify and reduce risks and mature technologies for a global range competitive acquisition program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- b0cfc76fc7a352ffe18e59ddd249faa1