SNL HPC 2018 [Slides]
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
A new arms race is emerging among global powers: the hypersonic weapon. Hypersonics are flight vehicles that travel at Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) or faster. They can cruise in the atmosphere, unlike traditional exo-atmospheric ballistic missiles, allowing stealth and maneuverability during midflight. Faster, lower, and stealthier means the missiles can better evade adversary defense systems. The U.S. has experimented with hypersonics for years, but current investments by Russia and China into their own offensive hypersonic systems may render U.S. missile defense systems ineffective. For the U.S. to avoid obsolescence in this strategically significant technology arena, hypersonics—combined with autonomy—needs to be a force multiplier.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1476162
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2018-10962R; 668499
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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