U.S. has begun considering adding a new kinetic energy weapon to its arsenal in hopes of countering advances in Russian nuclear technology that could potentially threaten U.S. tactical military dominance. Called Kinetic Energy Projectile (KEP), this tungsten-based warhead is capable of moving three times the speed of sound, damaging everything in its path including metal fragments. It is also capable of easily piercing most conventional types of armor, according to Aviation Week. The Army is looking into fitting the new super-weapon onto existing launch platforms that are capable of supplying sufficient charge to shoot the projectile at such speeds. One reason for the weapon would be to respond to Russia's pursuit of miniaturized nuclear warheads fired by tanks.

Major General William Hix, the Army’s director of strategy, has likened the Kinetic Energy Projectile, designed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, to "a big shotgun shell" that could travel "Mach 3 to Mach 6" and tear through its targets.“The way that they have designed it, is quite devastating. I would not want to be around it. Not much can survive it," Hix said last month at the Booz Allen Hamilton Direct Energy Summit, according to Defense One. "If you are in a main battle tank, if you’re a crew member, you might survive but the vehicle will be non-mission capable, and everything below that...level of protection will be dead. That’s what I am talking about.

Reports have also noted that the Russian president is hording weapons four times more powerful than the US's `Mother Of All Bombs´ that killed 36 ISIS militants in Afghanistan last week.

The weapon was first tested in 2013 at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and remains in the conceptual phase, meaning the U.S. military likely has not yet taken ownership of the project, a U.S. Army spokesperson told Newsweek. The futuristic weapon was tested using the so-called Livermore method, which combines "advanced computer simulations with focused experiments." During the warhead's first test run in 2013, the sled train it was attached to exceeded 3,500 feet-per-second - three times the speed of sound.

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During the warhead's first test run in 2013, the sled train it was attached to exceeded 3,500 feet-per-second - three times the speed of sound.
Hix also revealed details to DefenseOne regarding the level of devastation this weapon would cause.
'Not much can survive it. If you are in a main battle tank, if you're a crew member, you might survive but the vehicle will be non-mission capable, and everything below that will level of protection will be dead,' he said.
The Army has suggested attaching the KEP to its existing launch platforms, as they are able to take the brunt when the weapon is fired.
During an interview with American Forces Press Service following the testing, Susan Hurd, special assistant to the director of strategic warfare, called the test a significant technology development advancement.
'The successful execution of this high-speed sled test of a Kinetic Energy Projectile warhead was a necessary step in the progression to a conventional prompt strike capability,' she said.

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http://www.techredirector.com/2017/04/us-considers-adding-new-super-weapon-to.html

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