MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. Despite Europe's efforts to accelerate the development of its own hypersonic missiles and countermeasures, the associated technological challenges exist, and it is currently impossible to avoid them, representatives of companies involved in European hypersonic programs stated at a specialized roundtable in Madrid.
The event, titled Hypersonic Challenges, organized by the Circle Foundation (La Fundacion Circulo), took place on May 27. Representatives from Sener, Airbus Defense and Space, MBDA (Spain), SMS (Spanish Missile Systems), and INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial) participated.
All of them are involved in some way or another in the current EU hypersonic vehicle development initiatives. In particular, Spain's Cener plays a coordinating role in the Hydef program, aimed at creating a European hypersonic interceptor missile.
According to the Infodefensa portal, the roundtable participants agreed that European companies possess all the technological expertise and modern digital design capabilities necessary to create complex systems such as hypersonic weapons.
However, looking further into the future, it becomes clear that the virtual flight simulations of prototype hypersonic vehicles must be followed by real-world testing. The infrastructure for conducting these tests does not exist in Europe.
