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Department of Defense is accelerating hypersonic weapons development to address missile stockpile concerns, a shift driven by the need for maneuverable systems that travel five times faster than the speed of sound.
Marines colonel and senior advisor with the CSIS Defense and Security Department, stated that the military requires all three tiers of missiles, including cheap options, high-end systems like Patriot, and hypersonics.
Cameron Tracy, a UC Berkeley Senior Research Scholar, noted that hypersonic systems are now viewed as revolutionary, while ballistic missiles are considered archaic.
Government Accountability Office estimates highlight the financial burden of current programs. Missiles for the Army’s Dark Eagle long-range hypersonic weapon could cost more than $40 million each.
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