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“The air-breathers have now evolved to the point where they’re actually more mature [than boost-glide systems],” says Tom Bussing, vice president of Raytheon
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For the Air Force, the testing schedule still puts the boosted biconic glider, called HCSW, in the lead by about three months over HAWC and ARRW, Roper added. But the rising confidence in the maturity of the HAWC designs has revived prospects to secure funding for scramjet-powered weapons.
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The Pentagon’s schedule calls for staging 15 hypersonic flight tests by 2021 and 40 overall by the end of 2023
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“The goal is fly TBG this year and, if not, the latest would be early next year,” says Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Vice President
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Meanwhile, Raytheon continues to develop its version of a winged glider under the TBG program as an alternative to Lockheed’s AGM-183A ARRW. The company’s goal is not to deliver a “me-too” version of the Lockheed design but something even more capable.
“We focused on capabilities that we don’t believe ARRW has,” Bussing says. “So I would look at Raytheon’s TBG solution as maybe the ARRW-2.”
https://aviationweek.com/defense/new-designs-vault-scramjets-lead-hypersonic-race
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“The air-breathers have now evolved to the point where they’re actually more mature [than boost-glide systems],” says Tom Bussing, vice president of Raytheon
...
For the Air Force, the testing schedule still puts the boosted biconic glider, called HCSW, in the lead by about three months over HAWC and ARRW, Roper added. But the rising confidence in the maturity of the HAWC designs has revived prospects to secure funding for scramjet-powered weapons.
...
The Pentagon’s schedule calls for staging 15 hypersonic flight tests by 2021 and 40 overall by the end of 2023
...
“The goal is fly TBG this year and, if not, the latest would be early next year,” says Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Vice President
...
Meanwhile, Raytheon continues to develop its version of a winged glider under the TBG program as an alternative to Lockheed’s AGM-183A ARRW. The company’s goal is not to deliver a “me-too” version of the Lockheed design but something even more capable.
“We focused on capabilities that we don’t believe ARRW has,” Bussing says. “So I would look at Raytheon’s TBG solution as maybe the ARRW-2.”
https://aviationweek.com/defense/new-designs-vault-scramjets-lead-hypersonic-race
