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reusable hypersonic cruise vehicle [1 record]

Record 1 2006-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Air Space Control
CONT

The reusable Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle will be an autonomous aircraft capable of taking off from a conventional military runway and striking targets 9,000 nautical miles distant in less than two hours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Contrôle de l'espace aérien
CONT

Selon les indications données par la Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) du Pentagone, qui a lancé un appel d'offres à ce sujet en juin, il s'agit de mettre au point un Véhicule de croisière hypersonique (HCV) réutilisable, non habité, capable de transporter jusqu'à 6 tonnes de munitions vers une cible distante de 15.000 km, le tout en moins de deux heures, à quelque dix fois la vitesse du son...

Spanish

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