Northrop unveils 'Defeat Invincible' hypersonic defense pitch

By Jason Sherman / March 20, 2019 at 1:43 PM
Northrop Grumman has designed what it says is a blueprint for the U.S. military to quash the hypersonic threat, unveiling a "Defeat Invincible" marketing campaign that aims to stake out a leadership position in the hypersonic defense business by proposing an "end-to-end" approach that would utilize new space sensors and interceptors as well as cyber, laser, and electronic weapons. The company, one of the top-five U.S. defense suppliers, is proposing a clean-sheet design optimized to counter hypersonic boost-glide threats that...

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