Analysis of combat forms and targeting kill chain of foreign hypersonic weapons
Several kinds of Russian hypersonic missiles come into alert,which indicates the beginning of hypersonic era in offense-defense confrontation.A preliminary study is implemented in future combat forms and targeting kill chain of hypersonic weapons,which is based on a brief introduction of fundamental theories and foreign research for hypersonic missiles.The conclusions can be drawn as follows.In operational and tactical level,hypersonic weapons are suitable both for the stand-off attack at the beginning of war and the critical hit on high-value target during operations.In strategic level,hypersonic weapons can undertake the nuclear counterattack mission.On targeting,hypersonic weapons have better performances in attacking dynamic high-value targets compared with traditional missiles.On shooting,the ideal platforms for hypersonic weapons are aircraft.Three suggestions have been put forward for the purpose of targeting kill chain optimization of hypersonic weapons,that is dynamic decision-making for target selection,"observe-orient-decide-act"for operation system,and universal platforms for launching.