US Air Force tests its first fully functional hypersonic missile
The US Air Force says it has successfully tested its first fully equipped prototype hypersonic missile.
"Following the ARRW's separation from the aircraft, it reached hypersonic speeds greater than five times the speed of sound, completed its flight path and detonated in the terminal area. Indications show that all objectives were met," the Air ForceThe Air Force describes ARRW as being designed to strike well-defended, fixed-location, and time-sensitive targets in contested environments, a task that hypersonic weapons are particularly well suited for.
DARPA's hypersonic air-breathing weapon concept has also been under development, and successful tests this past April spurred the defense department's research arm to declare hypersonic weapons were ready for real-world use., causing the program to miss its"early operational capability" deadline of September 30, pushing it instead into ARRW developer Lockheed Martin's next fiscal year, which began October 1.
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