{"id":68216,"date":"2024-06-19T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/19\/elusive-hypersonic-arms-need-western-teamwork-nato-researcher-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:32:44","slug":"elusive-hypersonic-arms-need-western-teamwork-nato-researcher-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/06\/19\/elusive-hypersonic-arms-need-western-teamwork-nato-researcher-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Elusive hypersonic arms need Western teamwork, NATO researcher says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PARIS \u2014 Hypersonic weapons are likely still decades away from fielding, and the requisite research is best carried out collaboratively among Western nations, according to Kerstin Huber, executive officer for applied vehicle technology at NATO\u2019s Science and Technology Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would think it needs another 20 years,\u201d Huber told Defense News on the sidelines of a round table discussion on the technology at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governments have generally been tight-lipped about hypersonic technology, which could provide an edge over adversaries, or lead to an arms race. Hypersonic missiles are typically defined as flying faster than five times the speed of sound while being maneuverable in atmospheric conditions, and their fundamental challenge is the extreme heat generated during flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\t