Podcast · The usual suspects
Hypersonic missiles
Avangard, China’s orbital glider, North Korea’s MaRVs and the US Navy’s own: the hype and the physics
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North Korea’s MaRV
North Korea tested what appears to be a maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV), which could support a tactical nuclear mission and subvert ballistic…
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A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System with a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle??
This is a complicated one. According to Demetri Sevastopulo at the Financial Times, China tested something that sounds a whole lot like…
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Glide or Die
Glide or die, baby. The North Koreans, on a real cavalcade of missile debuts reminiscent of 2017, have tested what they claim…
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Hyperbolic Hyper Hype
The hype is real. Maybe its a branding thing, maybe people forget ballistic missiles are a thing, maybe nobody thinks “glider force”…
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Avangard: A Boost-Guide Primer
Russia tested a hypersonic missile, or at least they claimed to. As of now, Putin and Russian media have told us a…
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A Hypersonic Arms Race
What is the status of China’s and the United States’ hypersonic weapons programs? What can open source tell us about China’s most…