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SAS 2019: Lockheed Martin’s Hypervelocity Missile for F-35C

At Sea Air Space 2019, the naval defense exposition held near Washington DC, Lockheed Martin unveiled a new conceptual hypervelocity cruise missile for the F-35C carrier-based strike fighter.

Xavier Vavasseur 09 May 2019

Lockheed Martin’ Skunk Works team is developing this missile for DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Lockheed Martin would not disclose too many details, but a representative explained that this new missile draws from experience gained by the company with previous hypersonic projects such as HTV-2, a scale model of which was also present on Lockheed Martin’s booth at SAS 2019.

HTV-2 scale model on Lockheed martin’s booth at Sea Air Space 2019

Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) is an experimental hypersonic glide vehicle developed as part of the DARPA Falcon Project capable of flying at Mach 17.53 or 21,000 km/h. It is a test bed for technologies to provide the United States with the capability to reach any target in the world within one hour (Prompt Global Strike) using an unmanned hypersonic bomber aircraft.

HTV-2 was flight tested twice, in April 2010 and August 2011. HTV-2 reached Mach 20 in both tests but lost telemetry earlier than planned.

The artist impression on the Lockheed Martin stand at SAS 2019 shows the weapon being launched from a US Navy F-35C carrier-based aircraft. The weapon features a large booster.

This new missile could be linked to DARPA’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program is a joint DARPA/U.S. Air Force (USAF) effort that seeks to develop and demonstrate critical technologies to enable an effective and affordable air-launched hypersonic cruise missile. The program intends to emphasize efficient, rapid and affordable flight tests to validate key technologies.

HAWC plans to pursue flight demonstrations to address three critical technology challenge areas or program pillars—air vehicle feasibility, effectiveness, and affordability. Technologies of interest include:

  • Advanced air vehicle configurations capable of efficient hypersonic flight
  • Hydrocarbon scramjet-powered propulsion to enable sustained hypersonic cruise
  • Approaches to managing the thermal stresses of high-temperature cruise
  • Affordable system designs and manufacturing approaches
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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