The Pentagon awarded Northrop Grumman $13 million to build a glider that could take out weapons flying more than five times the speed of sound as Russia's Panstir surface-to-air system got a hypersonic missile.
The United States has contracted a leading defense manufacturer to develop a new weapon capable of thwarting hypersonic missiles such as those Russia just added to its own growing arsenal of weapons it claims are too fast to be fought.
"This contract provides for the research, development and demonstration of a technology that is critical for enabling an advanced interceptor capable of engaging maneuvering hypersonic threats in the upper atmosphere," the Defense Department said in a statement. A Russian Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile and gun system fires a missile during the Keys to the Sky 2018 anti-aircraft military contest at the Ashuluk State training ground in April 2018, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. A leading defense manufacturer said the platform has received a hypersonic upgrade and was capable of taking out weapons flying more than five times the speed of sound.
Slugin said that, in addition to battling a range of rocket and mortar systems, the Pantsir could also be used to defend against both cruise and ballistic missiles as well as hypersonic weapons. He said that the Pantsir potentially also had anti-ship capabilities and may at some point be equipped with smaller missiles to battle mini-drones.
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