Introduction – Oct 1, 2024
While this may seem like an advance for Western defence technology it actually reflects how many potential adversaries have now overtaken the West in the development of new weapons.
That’s because the proposed hypersonic interceptor is still on the drawing board at Northrop. It has yet to be developed, built and tested and even on the most optimistic timetable that could still take years.
Meanwhile China, Russia, Iran and now Yemen all have hypersonic weapons operational and deployed.
Note that Yemen, one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world has hypersonic missile technology. No doubt this was provided with help from Iran but it’s still a measure of how far the West is falling behind. Ed.
Northrop to build first Hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor
George Allison – UK Defence Journal Sept 30, 2024
Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop the world’s first Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a cutting-edge defence system designed to counter hypersonic missile threats.
The move follows a three-year collaborative effort between Northrop Grumman and the MDA to create an innovative system capable of addressing both current and emerging threats in the hypersonic domain.
The GPI will be launched from the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence destroyers and Aegis Ashore installations, using the standard Vertical Launch System.
In this next phase, Northrop Grumman will refine the preliminary design and demonstrate how the system performs under hypersonic conditions, with plans to carry out flight experiments ahead of schedule. These tests will build on the company’s proven track record with missile systems.
Wendy Williams, Vice President and General Manager of Northrop Grumman’s Launch and Missile Defence Systems, highlighted the significance of the new technology. “GPI gives warfighters a critical standoff capability in situations where distance is key. Adaptable to a wide range of mission needs, Northrop Grumman’s revolutionary solution is built to handle the rapidly changing threat landscape.”
Northrop Grumman’s design features advanced technologies, including a seeker to track threats and ensure hit-to-kill accuracy, a re-ignitable upper stage engine for enhanced control, and a dual engagement mode to take on targets at different altitudes.
The company will also work alongside Japan’s Ministry of Defence as part of a joint development programme to deliver interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
‘All Hat,No Cattle’ Bloviating Bull-Shitter Extraordinaire’ U$$A…
fell behind in the Arms Race – and never recovered! – once they “lost the Rocket Technology” – and, apparently, all the engineering “expertise” that went with it! – that “put them on The Moon” (cough! cough! cough!) all those years ago!
And if you believe that any turkey built by Northrop Grumman is gonna fly – regardles of the breathless orgasmic hype coming from the mouths of those fggots at the “UK Defence Journal” – then I’ve got a some spare Apollo Rocket blue-prints to sell you!!
😂😂😂
This program means more hungry, cold and homeless Americans.
Northtrope to build first Hypervisionic Gleyede Phalse Interperceptor
so many will fly from all sides + Europa just in the middle !
MARK MY WORDS !
MM nails it in his comment above. The cuntry being driven further into the gutter by the insatiably greedy, wildly incompetent, stunningly immoral, and criminally insane military-security-industrial deep state complex.
And what utter boilerplate bullshit from the vapid vomitorium and shameless whore “Wendy Williams, Vice President and General Manager of Northrop Grumman’s Launch and Missile Defence Systems, highlighted the significance of the new technology. ‘GPI gives warfighters a critical standoff capability in situations where distance is key. Adaptable to a wide range of mission needs, Northrop Grumman’s revolutionary solution is built to handle the rapidly changing threat landscape.’” …. If THAT cumb dunt is actually in charge of the project, then that glorified vibrator won’t fly 10 f*cking feet without nose-diving into the ground.
The question is, just who did the blonde bimbo Williams blow to get that position? The answer is apparently everyone. I’m surprised she was bale to get a dick out of her mouth long enough to even give that bullshit corporate-speak quote.
That whore deserves to have her tongue cut out and stuffed deeply up her own ass….then get shoved off a cliff.
It would have been ready decades ago if Commies had not diverted all our attention to screaming cry-baby nogs and wogs
Russian S-500 air defence system is a hypersonic interceptor, just recently there was a report of intercepting an (hypersonic) ICBM in a test . In fact it’s claimed to intercept anything flying between a few meters above the ground up to almost suborbital . Other air defences usually have limited range of altitudes in which they can intercept.
In fact a conspiracy rumor has it that the Chelyabinsk “meteorite” flying at hypersonic cosmic speed or as some claim it was an attack weapon was allegedly shot down by S-500 for it was flying at a nuclear waste burial site and had it hit the site the radioactive contamination area would have been enormous.