Hypersonic missile 'Mayhem' set to deploy

Plus: New MIT method uses 2D materials to ‘catch up’ with Moore's Law. Jan 27, 2023 [Blueprint]( Unleash the Mayhem. This year, [US hypersonic missile ‘Mayhem’ is set to be formally deployed](. It’s a hypersonic air-breathing system that can perform both strike and intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (IRS) missions, with a larger payload capacity than the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). So, it’s quite aptly named. But before you start pondering about what exactly they’re going to do with all that Mayhem, ponder over [this video](. It shows why an expert doubts hydrogen’s potential to combat the climate crisis. Which isn’t ideal, really. Good morning. I’m Alice, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. 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[Must Read]MUST READ [US hypersonic missile 'Mayhem' gets a boost from Kratos.]( [US hypersonic missile 'Mayhem' gets a boost from Kratos.]( The Defense & Rocket System Services (DRSS) Division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (a leading provider of national security solutions) has said that, [alongside Kratos' Unmanned Systems Division, it has been given a contract by Leidos]( to support the Expendable Hypersonic Multi-Mission ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) and Strike Program, also known as “Mayhem.” The aim of the project is to develop a hypersonic air-breathing system that can perform both strike and intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (IRS) missions and has a larger payload capacity than the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). This will improve the USAF's ability to attack targets from a distance, making it possible to attack well-defended targets. And they think it will be formally deployed this year. The program is (understandably) pretty hush-hush, but we know that it plans to develop the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), among other things, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA.) → Leidos will use digital and model-based systems engineering. This fits with an Air Force strategy that gives digital engineering a higher priority in weapon development to speed up development and make designs more accurate. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [Facebook]( [INNOVATION]INNOVATION [New MIT method uses 2D materials to ‘catch up’ with Moore's Law.]( Moore's Law predicted that the number of transistors on a microchip would double every year after 1960, though that rate would eventually hit a wall due to the fact silicone loses electrical properties past a certain size. One possible solution comes in the form of 2D materials, also known as single-layer materials. These incredibly delicate two-dimensional sheets of perfect crystals are only a single atom thin. 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