Hypersonic weapon development is a Pentagon priority.
The Department of Defense announced that it has successfully conducted two hypersonic missile systems tests. The Air Force said that it successfully conducted an Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon Booster Test Flight-3 and that “the AGM-183A weapons system reached hypersonic speeds and primary and secondary objectives were met.” The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) made a similar announcement.
DoD’s development of hypersonic weapons has been a priority, as the United States has fallen behind China, which has significantly increased its military capabilities in recent years.
DARPA also announced that it successfully launched an OpFires missile test from a logistics truck as a medium-range missile launcher. The goal is for regular military trucks to have the ability to deploy hypersonic payloads.
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Sources: Washington Examiner, Military.com