Pentagon changes hypersonic missile developer after AGM-183A ARRW tests deemed unsatisfactory

The American press writes that the US military is disappointed with a series of failures in testing the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile from Lockheed Martin.

Recall that a few days ago there was information that the tests were again “not recognized as successful”, since during their conduct the sensors that were supposed to collect data and transmit it to the test control center were lost. The missile, we recall, was launched from a B-52 strategic bomber. Previously, the tests were considered unsuccessful due to the fact that the rocket exploded an instant after separation from the carrier, which carried a huge risk for the aircraft and crew.

The Bloomberg news service, citing the assistant commander of the US Air Force, writes that the prototype missiles during the tests showed unsatisfactory results. The material says that in connection with this, the Pentagon decided to abandon the services of Lockheed Martin in terms of the development and creation of a hypersonic missile, and will now rely on another American developer company, Raytheon.

Thus, we can conclude that several billion dollars allocated as a support measure to Lockheed Martin to create a hypersonic weapons air-based, were wasted. Fabulous funds went into the "funnel", without giving any result. However, there is no problem for American officials, because, as before, they hope for the bottomlessness of the military budget, which shows records year after year. If the increase in the US military budget continues at the pace it is now, then in 3-4 years it could reach $1 trillion.

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[Tigr]

The material says that in connection with this, the Pentagon decided to abandon the services of Lockheed Martin in terms of the development and creation of a hypersonic missile, and will now rely on another American developer company, Raytheon.

Nothing surprising. The current US Secretary of Defense L. Austin in 2016-20 was on the board of directors of Raytheon.

[Sergey985]

And pay attention - no corruption)

[Terenin]

during their conduct, the sensors were lost, which were supposed to collect data and transmit it to the control center

Who said that they were lost and did not transfer everything to the center!? The Center thanked Eustace in a reply message and congratulated him on being awarded the Order of Friendship

[DenD]

Handsome, what can I say. "Where is the money, Zin?". Well, I couldn't, I couldn't. I wonder who at the top of the "mattress" became the ultimate beneficiary?)))

[tralflot1832]

One program closed, 2 more left.

[Terenin]

Quote: tralflot1832

One program closed, 2 more left.

Hence one more program, without bothering, you can drink calmly

[Ezekiel 25-17]

So, in just a couple of years, they won’t succeed: our designers had developments from the USSR, but because of crappy funding, they reached the result after 30 years. They, the Yankees, still have a lot of torment.

[Terenin]

Quote: Ezekiel 25-17

They, the Yankees, still have a lot of torment.

I do not understand how with so much allocated dough you can experience torment

[South Ukrainian]

Quote: Terenin

I don’t understand how with so much money allocated, you can experience torment

If there are no brains, then money will not help. And with brains now, hard.

[rotmistr60]

The US military is disappointed by a series of failures in testing the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile from Lockheed Martin.

So there is reason to be disappointed. Russia and China are already in service, the DPRK is questionable (they say it is), and the "strongest army in the world" cannot pass a series of tests. It's great that the Pentagon is changing the developer, because. such a leapfrog will not speed up the development of US hypersonic weapons, but will bring another confusion and confusion at the first stage.

[Terenin]

one can come to the conclusion that several billion dollars allocated ... were wasted. Fabulous funds went into the "funnel", without giving any result.

Fundamentally disagree with this statement: restaurant, gambling, prostitute escort, drug den and similar types of business in the USA

[Vladimir_2U]

Thus, one can conclude that several billion dollars allocated as a support measure to Lockheed Martin for the creation of hypersonic air-launched weapons were wasted. Fabulous funds went into the "funnel", without giving any result.

I have no doubt that all the developments will be transferred to another contractor, not counting the fact that "a negative result is also a result." So it's not really wasted - although it turned out to be a little expensive for experiments for the sake of experiments.

[Pankrat25]

You can transfer drawings, but not the plan of the engineer. His ideas will remain in his head. Efficient managers always forget about this, shouting that behind the fence at the entrance there is a line of people who want to take your place.

[Vladimir_2U]

Quote: Pankrat25

You can transfer drawings, but not the plan of the engineer. His ideas will remain in his head.

Solution description? Everything is documented...

[Egor Adashev]

Quote: rotmistr60

The US military is disappointed by a series of failures in testing the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile from Lockheed Martin.

So there is reason to be disappointed. Russia and China are already in service, the DPRK is questionable (they say it is), and the "strongest army in the world" cannot pass a series of tests. It's great that the Pentagon is changing the developer, because. such a leapfrog will not speed up the development of US hypersonic weapons, but will bring another confusion and confusion at the first stage.

Iran even claims that it also has hypersound

[Pankrat25]

Great news, the new developer will start from scratch.

[Cat Alexandrovich]

M.b. Are the authors of this post exaggerating? Surely all the developments will be used by the new developer. They've already been paid for though.

[rocket757]

Pentagon changes hypersonic missile developer after AGM-183A ARRW tests deemed unsatisfactory

. What would that mean???
Loss of competence by those who were considered leaders on this topic there with them?

[Dilettante grandfather]

The news is good, if only because they spent the money in vain. But I would not be in a hurry to rejoice too much: they will still be able to create hypersonic weapons. There's not a lot of idiots everywhere, right? But I really hope that, since we already have hypersonic missiles, measures to counter such missiles are being developed.

[Ezekiel 25-17]

Quote: Cat Alexandrovich

M.b. Are the authors of this post exaggerating? Surely all the developments will be used by the new developer. They've already been paid for though.

It is impossible to deceive the time: the USSR - the Russian Federation have been doing their own for more than 30 years. So: "...Long way to Tiperari, long way..."

[opposite28]

If the increase in the US military budget continues at the pace it is now, then in 3-4 years it could reach $1 trillion.

Given the movement of the US financial system to the devaluation of 1 trillion. not so much. Just enough to buy khaki paint for representatives of the LGBT and BLM communities.

[lukash66]

It's all right, bro. Some have already grabbed, it is necessary to throw a piece to others. In general, mattress covers have been kind of unhappy lately, where they don’t poke, all the same problems. Fy35, zumvolts, D. Ford, independes, and now also hypersound. The dough was dumped (stole) just horror, but on the exhaust it’s not very good.

[kill the fascist]

News from the point of view of neighing and pinning up the mattress. The fact that the yards went down like a bottomless barrel - so much of the economy is built on this. They turn on the machine, print three suitcases of green papers and use them to buy everything they need from some natives around the world. And the yards spent on hypersound settled on the accounts of persons close to the military-industrial complex SSH_p, and there are no random people there.
"What are we going to do? - Business! Well, everything in general!" (c) Brother.

[Ezekiel 25-17]

Quote: rocket757

Pentagon changes hypersonic missile developer after AGM-183A ARRW tests deemed unsatisfactory

. What would that mean???
Loss of competence by those who were considered leaders on this topic there with them?

I remind you: during the Cold War, the United States initially, having an advantage in aircraft carriers, strategic aviation went through the creation of subsonic missiles, both anti-ship missiles and those that performed tasks of a strategic nature. Work on supersonic missiles, and then hypersonic ones, was not funded. After the collapse of the USSR, for 10-15 years everyone arrived in a blissful state, funding was curtailed. Somewhere in the year, so in 2008 - 2010, the concept of a Rapid Global Strike was adopted, where hypersound fit perfectly. But: when you have been making subsonic cruise missiles for 60 years, and they come to you and tell you to make hypersonic ... After all, they didn’t really make a single supersonic, but they were offered to jump over this stage. + funding was, let's say, like this: not a priority. And so, when they were shown cartoons in 2018, they began to itch. But time has been lost. Our GZKR and Vanguard, as of 2022, are already in service. But they, the Yankees, have yet to go the way that Russia went to its hypersound. This, by the way, is 40 years, without taking into account experience in supersonic. Well, they won't spend 40 years; but they won't do it before the next decade.

[rocket757]

An explanation can almost always be found....
They noticed more than once, wrote that minke whales are very practical guys and do exactly what suits them the most ... but times change, their potential enemy is still in place, too, it’s not worth it ...
To be honest, it seemed to me that they would deal with the problem much faster, given how they knew how to dodge in the past, solve problems with their wealth and great potential in all areas, but ... you can’t see much from the sofa, that’s a fact !!!

[voyaka uh]

Vanguard - a gliding unit without an engine, launched from an ICBM.
Zircon - Onyx, which is thrown to a height by a solid fuel booster and accelerates to hypersonic.

The Americans are developing other things: rockets and blocks flying at hyperspeed in dense layers of the atmosphere.

[aszzz888]

The Pentagon is changing the developer of hypersonic missiles ..

Merikatos decided to change horses at the crossing?
P.S. "Saw, Shura, she's golden!"

[voyaka uh]

"Fabulous funds went into the "funnel", "///
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The customer of the project is the Pentagon.
So, he owns all the technical developments of Lockheed in this project.
Your competitor will get them.

[Force]

Thus, it can be concluded that

- The author of the article is professionally unsuitable.
The level of articles on V.O. breaks another DNO
People who are not too lazy and read the primary sources (Bloommberg, Airandspaceforces) I think they will understand me ....