Il ritorno dei cannoni antiaerei: dall’OTOMATIC ai Railgun

After the SAMP/T and the Aster, we analyze the future of air defense and the return of ballistic guns: from the successor to the OTOMATIC, Leonardo's Hystrix, to railguns! 00:00 Introduction 00:14 What is Point Defense? 00:57 SPAAG: Mobile Point Defense 02:25 Gepard vs OTOMATIC 04:19 The Overbridge and Hystrix 05:51 New Threats: Hypersonic Missiles 06:30 Hypersonic Glide Vehicle 07:12 Hypersonic Cruise Missile 07:55 How to Stop the Hypersonics? 9:02 The European Answer: Aquila 9:47 Another Solution: The Railgun 11:45 The Problems of Railguns 1:25 The Railgun Made in the USA 2:14 The Japanese Railgun 3:19 The European Railgun: THEMA 3:34 The Italian Railgun: HERAKLES 4:05 Chinese and Turkish Railguns Sources for further information: Leonardo / OTO Strales & OTO DART, technical datasheet: https://electronics.leonardo.com/docu... 76/62 Overbridge: https://weaponsystems.net/system/1558... Hystrix 76 ADS Leonardo: https://www.edrmagazine.eu/leonardo-h... CSIS (US think tank), on why hypersonic speed alone is not enough: https://missilethreat.csis.org/wp-con... Northrop Grumman, scramjet: https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-... Study on MaRV/HGV by David Wright & Cameron L. Tracy: Difference between ballistic missiles, maneuverable reentry vehicles, and boost-glide vehicles: https://camerontracy.github.io/files/... CRS, Difficulty of Detecting/Tracking Hypersonic Missiles and the Need for Space-Based Sensors: https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/... GAO, Satellite-Based Infrared Tracking of Ballistic and Hypersonic Missiles: https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-... SDA, Tracking Layer for Satellite-Based Tracking of Advanced Missile Threats: https://www.sda.mil/wp-content/upload... MDA/SDA, HBTSS, and satellites for tracking hypersonic and ballistic threats: https://www.sda.mil/sda-mda-announce-... MBDA, Aquila as a European interceptor for anti-hypersonic defense: https://www.mbda-systems.com/products... Wired article on railgun: https://www.wired.com/2014/08/the-phy... TIME, Los Alamos/Livermore experimental railgun records around 10 km/s, equivalent to approximately Mach 29: https://content.time.com/time/subscri... BAE Systems, HVP / Hypervelocity Projectile: https://www.baesystems.com/en/product... The War Zone, EMRG suspension in FY2022 budget: https://www.twz.com/40875/the-navys-r... ATLA / Japan Ministry of Defense, 40 mm railgun, 5 MJ, 2,300 m/s+, over 200 rounds of rail endurance: https://www.mod.go.jp/atla/research/a... Naval News, Japan's first naval test of the ATLA railgun: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/... EDA, PILUM closure and transition to THEMA, range test planned by 2028: https://eda.europa.eu/news-and-events... Italian Ministry of Defense, HERAKLES phase 2, cost and assignment to KAIROSPACE: https://www.difesa.it/assets/allegati... Anadolu Agency, TUFAN: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turk... Urban Savunma, official page ŞAHİ-209: speed Mach 6+, Block 1 and Block 2: https://www.urbansavunma.com.tr/elect... EDR Magazine, ŞAHİ-209 Block 1 and Block 2: caliber, mass, Mach 3/Mach 6+, future developments towards 56 and 76 mm: https://www.edrmagazine.eu/idef-2019-... Defense Here, ŞAHİ-209 Block 2: https://defensehere.com/en/the-last-u... TurDef, overview of the Turkish railgun programs ASELSAN, TÜBİTAK SAGE and Urban Savunma/Yeteknoloji: https://turdef.com/article/electromag... #OTOMATIC #Hystrix #SAMP_T #Aquila #AntiDrone #Antimissile Defense #RailCannon #Geopolitics #MilitaryTechnology