Defense Primer: Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons

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Abstract:

The U.S. Department of Defense is pursuing two types of hypersonic weapons technologies: boost-glide systems that place a maneuverable glide vehicle atop a ballistic missile or rocket booster, and cruise missiles that would use highspeed, air-breathing engines known as scramjets to travel to hypersonic speeds. This In Focus addresses only the first of these technologies.

Author(s):
Sayler, Kelley M. ; Woolf, Amy F.
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Research Note
Publication Date:
2020 Dec 01
Pagination:
3

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Hypersonics
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
hypersonic glide vehicles, ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, boost glide vehicles, department of defense, rockets, trajectories, united states, booster rocket engines, flight, reentry vehicles, vehicles, weapons, ballistic trajectories, congress, cruise missiles, air breathing
Keyword(s):
hgvs(Hypersonic glide vehicles)
Subject Categories:
Space Technology; Guided Missle Technology
Creation Date:
2022 May 27
Update Date:
2022 Jun 23