China’s hypersonic tungsten rod experiment challenges the US ‘rods from God’ space weapon concept A scientific experiment has suggested a kinetic energy space weapon may not work as an ...

One functions as the targeting and communications platform while the other carries numerous tungsten rods--up to 20 feet in length and a foot in diameter--that it can drop on targets with less ...

However, a practical demonstration in 2018 showed potential, but also raised questions about the usefulness of "rods from God" as a weapon. Scientists released a 308-pound tungsten rod from a ...

The Navy considered two types of warheads for the CTM program in the near term. One warhead would be designed to destroy or disable area targets like airfields or buildings, using a reentry vehicle ...

Tungsten Rod + Lathe = Endless River of Fire. If you're cutting it up with a ceramic tip, at least. By Eric Limer Published: May 27, 2016 2:00 PM EDT. Save Article.