United States, USAF/USN, Mako Hypersonic Missile

[LuigiP57]

DB Selector

DB3K

Baseline

weapon 3588

Hypothetical

Yes

Name

Mako SiAW

Length (m)

same as weapon 3588

Width/Span (m)

same as weapon 3588

Diameter (m)

same as weapon 3588

Weight (kg)

same as weapon 3588

Range (nm)

2-175

Target Altitude / Depth (ft)

No response

Target Speed (kts)

No response

Launch Altitude / Depth (ft)

No response

LaunchSpeed (kts)

No response

Warhead

same as weapon 3588 or 100-200kg HE

Targets

Surface Vessel, Land Structure - Soft, Mobile Target - Soft

CEP (m)

1

Sensors

1x active radar seeker early 2020s 1x passive radar seeker early 2020s

Weapon Codes

Home On Jam (HOJ), Lock-On After Launch (LOAL) - CEC-Capable, Bearing-Only Launch (BOL), Re-Attack Capability, Uses GPS, Level Cruise Flight

Comments

• Need F-35, F-22, F-16, F-15, F-18, and a Navy P-8 loadouts (F-35 can carry up to 6, for example)
• Although the AGM-88G is used as a template, I think it has a higher similarity to the CM-400AKG (weapon 2864, both in shape and speed performance). The Pakistani military's description of the CM-400AKG matches the LM's description of the Mako.
• Speed band suggestion: 2700kt-2900kt-3100kt-3300kt

Sources

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/sea-air-space-2024/2024/04/lockheed-martin-unveils-mako-hypersonic-missile/ https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/10/lockheed-martin-unveils-new-mako-hypersonic-missile-which-can-be-carried-internally-by-the-f-35/

[LuigiP57]

3802

Hope these two tickets can be completed together.

[HunterDNiu]

[T]he Mako [] missile’s dimensions — 13 feet long and 13 inches in diameter — as well as its weight of 1,300 pounds, including a 130-pound warhead.

https://www.twz.com/air/the-lowdown-on-lockheeds-newly-revealed-mako-hypersonic-missile

[HunterDNiu]

Also from the standpoint of the missile's initial program of record (SiAW competitor), what is being pitched now as well as its intended target it's more likely to have a frag warhead.

[HunterDNiu]

I'm discouraged from adding F-22 given the USAF's unwillingness to add more A/G capability to F-22 but given its speed/altitude advantage we may make it hypo.

[HunterDNiu]

Finally, before the damage control model for missiles is implemented I would expect this categorized as a guided weapon that allows one-shot kill by interceptors.

[HunterDNiu]

With air-breathing propulsion ruled out we can assume it's a boost-coast, booster-sustainer or a multi pulse weapon, I would suggest a cruise altitude similar to SM-6 Blk Ib.