Glide Breaker
Abstract
Glide Breaker is developing and demonstrating a propulsion technology to support a lightweight vehicle designed for hit-to-kill engagement of hypersonic threats at very long range. Glide Breaker will first demonstrate a divert and attitude control system (DACS) to enable a kill vehicle capable of intercepting hypersonic threats during glide phase. The program will then quantify jet interaction effects between the DACS plumes and the hypersonic cross flow by conducting wind tunnel and flight tests. Results of these tests will culminate into a divert propelled flight test of a vehicle at conditions relevant to glide-phase intercept of a hypersonic threat.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- c7f724035118379df14e0c46b94548cd