The department is requesting $17.2 billion for science and technology projects in fiscal 2025, and most of it would be dedicated to three capability areas, according to Heidi Shyu.
The systems will be equipped with fire control-quality sensors to address advanced missile threats such as hypersonic weapons.
AUKUS is starting its prize challenge to identify electromagnetic spectrum technologies for offensive and defensive purposes, with winners slated to be chosen in July.
The service is requesting much more money for its Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon Increment II compared to previous projections.
The number of DIANA accelerator sites across the multinational network will more than double, as will the number of related test centers, the alliance announced.
Space-based missile warning and tracking capabilities represent a lion’s share of the Space Force’s R&D budget request for fiscal 2025.
Meanwhile, the Air Force is requesting $517 million for another weapon known as the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM).
“Let’s just say that there is a plan. It’s not something we can talk about in this open session,” Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante told members of the House Armed Services Committee.
The organizations aim to demonstrate capabilities on orbit that could be used to detect and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced threats.
ARRW’s flight test schedule is “continually challenged to the limited availability and numbers of hypersonic flight corridors, target areas, and test support assets,” according to a new Pentagon report.
