Why Hypersonics? Why Now?
Nicole PetrucciDisruptive TechnologyComments are off for this post
Nicole Petrucci
Nicole Petrucci
Editor-in-Chief at Angle of Attack
Space cadet, combat knitter, kitty lover.
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With the recent push for hypersonics, and the associated “breakthroughs” in their development, one could be forgiven for thinking hypersonics is something new.  It isn’t.  The United States had boost-glide hypersonic aircraft in the mid-60s. The USAF made a conscious decision to NOT field hypersonic aircraft decades ago.  So why bring it back now? What […]

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Star Wars Strikes Back: Return of Space-Based Missile Defense
Christopher BuckleyDisruptive Technology, StrategyComments are off for this post
Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley
Content and Production Editor at Angle of Attack
Bomb dropper, High Desert dweller, baller.
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With North Korean missiles on everyone’s mind, it’s no wonder Americans and their elected representatives are searching for a solution.  While Secretary Mattis has (so far) been successful in convincing a public and a Congress that any military solution to North Korea is messy at best, every time Kim tries something else, we publicly go […]

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Is Speed the New Stealth?
Nicole PetrucciStrategyComments are off for this post
Nicole Petrucci
Nicole Petrucci
Editor-in-Chief at Angle of Attack
Space cadet, combat knitter, kitty lover.
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Recently at Angle of Attack, a journal of Air Power Strategy, feature author Chris Buckley identified the underlying assumptions of why the nuclear-armed cruise missile was and remains necessary. While Buckley claims this new cruise missile must be nuclear-armed, there is a pathway to a new cruise missile that will achieve all of the strategic […]

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