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Requirements of the U.S. Navy to the media, designed for long range operations against surface targets, evolyutsioniruet. This is necessary in order to focus on capacity development of hypersonic missiles to quickly respond to threats with every year increase in range and complexity. Interpret the processes in the United States.
In the budget documents for fiscal year 2023, published earlier, the US Navy is looking for opportunities hypersonic combat surface ships that will be provided in the framework of the OASuW Increment 2, now known as Hypersonic Air-Launched (HAL - HALO).
As explained by the representative of the United States Navy, OASuW Increment 2 will remove advanced threats with long range, allowing the Navy to operate and control the contested battle space in coastal waters and environments, preventing access to the required areas.
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Requirement of the program OASuW Increment 1 towards the possibility of anti-ship missiles, long-range (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) is Lockheed Martin in relation to the AGM-158C LRASM. In April of 2021 was completed analysis of alternatives to support additional features OASuW.
In the stated points of the program did not indicate the need for the development of hypersonic capabilities. The initial request was common to provide the inclusion of any technical solutions. Now it becomes clear that the Increment 2 will be sent to threats with increased distances, and will include more sophisticated protection.
The program HALO, as they say, continues to provide the kinetic possibilities of OASuW, but at higher speeds and with the ability to hit warships of the enemy from a long distance.
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In addition, the program office HALO works closely with industry to identify technologies available to meet the requirements. At this point any specific results of any range or speed, the project is not voiced. This may indicate unresolved whole spectrum in terms of creating a marine hypersonic weapons in the US problems.
