COUNTERING HYPERSONIC THREAT

Hypersonic missiles represent the new class of threats, capable declaratively and in a way that has not been proven in a theater of operations, to annihilate air and anti-missile defences that exist at this time. The sum of the new threat’s characteristics, high speed, increased maneuverability, a...

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Published in:Bulletin of "Carol I" National Defense University
Main Author: Cătălin CHIRIAC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House 2022-10-01
Subjects:
: hypersonic speed;
countering hypersonic missiles
missile
hypersonic vehicle;
anti-missile systems
Online Access:https://revista.unap.ro/index.php/bulletin/article/view/1497
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Summary:Hypersonic missiles represent the new class of threats, capable declaratively and in a way that has not been proven in a theater of operations, to annihilate air and anti-missile defences that exist at this time. The sum of the new threat’s characteristics, high speed, increased maneuverability, and low flight altitude, get major concerns for air and missile defence, as effective detection and combat are reduced by compressing available time. Rethinking how to combat the new threats thus represents the main concern of military specialists in countries that want to complete their arsenals with new weapons.
ISSN:2284-936X
2284-9378

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