I thought the 3 stations were tied together so when you're packing heavy bombs on the fore and aft, the middle station transfers some load into the structure as well.
At 3km/s, whatever solid warhead you have packs its own weight in TNT equivalent due to kinetic energy.
Because I was also trying to pack more than 2-3 of those per plane. Though a Strike Eagle is a cheaper mothership than a B52 if you're only carrying two ARRWs...
As have we, HARM...
LRHW and CPS are using a different RV entirely. SWERVE based AFAIK. So the warhead should be a lot bigger. The original Pershing II SWERVE warhead was ~600lb, and the overall RV assembly was ~1,500lb. I suspect modern electronics will take a significant chunk out of the weight from the guidance and radar assembly, allowing the missile to be slightly smaller than a Pershing II, while having better range.
the lockheed guy's quote is very informative. It's a true hypersonic missile (not thru a ballistic trajectory) that can maneuver within that speed regime.
I think that's why the range was relatively low at 350km, it will likely be powered the whole way in a relatively flat trajectory, rather than a minimum energy ballistic one.
I don’t think AARGM-ER can sustain most ways to target at Mach 4+ speed unless the distance is extremely short. AARGM-ER diameter should allow it to carry at most 50% more propellant than AARGM/HARM but it still a rocket nontheless.
Apples and oranges.
C-HGB may be around 1200lb.LRHW and CPS are using a different RV entirely. SWERVE based AFAIK. So the warhead should be a lot bigger. The original Pershing II SWERVE warhead was ~600lb, and the overall RV assembly was ~1,500lb. I suspect modern electronics will take a significant chunk out of the weight from the guidance and radar assembly, allowing the missile to be slightly smaller than a Pershing II, while having better range.
Pershing II - Wikipedia
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The Pershing Missile: Peace Through Strength
The grave announcement came during the early-morning hours of November 4, 1956. Hungarian Prime Minister Imre Nagy, speaking for just 35 seconds in dire tones appropriate to the hour, announced to his fellow countrymen that their worst fears had come to pass.www.lockheedmartin.com
aviationweek.com
I don’t think current AARGM-ER have programmable warhead either
CM-400AKG allegedly have both active radar seeker, passive radar seeker and IIR/TV sensor, so to be honest in that sense, it seem to be better tha AARGM-ER
www.flightglobal.com
I don’t think CM-400AKG can do that, but neither is AARGM-ER, the two way datalink on AARGM-ER is only for final stage BDA
Link is behind paywall. No mind, turns out great wall of pay is not present in Asia:C-HGB may be around 1200lb.
“HCSW weighs 12,000 lb. and the front end is about 10% of that,” White says. “So you have to figure out, OK, what can I fit on a B-52?”
U.S. Hypersonic Programs Hit First Bumps On Path To Weaponization | Aviation Week Network
As the age of hypersonic X-planes passes, the era of Mach 5-plus weapons is set to begin.
And the HCSW use the C-HGB, which is the same as LRHW/ CPS.
aviationweek.com
Even AARGM does.
mitchellaerospacepower.org
what edge though? This is just catching up to China/Russia/etc., so as far as I'm aware it's certainly not retaining the edge; and those fielded by others are more impressive than what the Americans are currently studying anyway.Episode 177 — Hypersonic Ascendancy: Regaining America's Edge - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
In episode 177 of the Aerospace Advantage, Hypersonic Ascendancy: Regaining America’s Edge, John “Slick” Baum chats with Dr. Michael Brown, the Principal Scientist of the High-Speed Systems Division at Air Force Research Laboratory, and Mark Rettig, Vice President and General Manager for...
The edge is gained by having better air defence.
For some reason, a post I had on the War Zone's article on the Mako got deleted, not sure why.
We already have the Link in here 2 times which would be my guess why.
