BRINGING HYPERSONIC MISSILE CAPABILITY TO THE FLEET
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Authors
Banuchi, Sebastian I.
Hughes, Thomas M.
Rice, Cole
Tank, Thia N.
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hypersonic missile
expeditionary fast transport
LPD
expeditionary fast transport
LPD
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Porter, Wayne
Paulo, Eugene P.
Beery, Paul T.
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2021-09
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Hypersonic glide body weapons represent a revolutionary change in offensive capabilities for militaries around the world. The U.S. Navy is developing a hypersonic glide body capability with the Conventional Prompt Strike Program, which has a scheduled initial operational capability of 2025. This capstone project has developed candidate systems that describe how the Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system could be integrated onto various vessels to deliver a hypersonic glide body capability to the Navy before the Conventional Prompt Strike Program is operational. Research indicates that the LRHW is the most mature hypersonic glide body system developed by the United States, and integrating its use aboard Navy ships is the most likely path to success. This capstone describes the user concerns, system requirements, and concepts of operation through the development of systems engineering products that describe each of the candidate systems.
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