The small sat solution to hypersonic weapons, explained

August 7, 2019

C4ISRNet:

Hypersonic weapons break all the rules of the missile defense game.

With speeds surpassing Mach 5 and the ability to maneuver mid-flight, hypersonic weapons defy the missile defense status quo, potentially making the United States’ current defenses obsolete. China and Russia are vigorously pursuing hypersonic weapons, and the United States is desperate to neutralize them.