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  • US successfully tests Mach 5 hypersonic missile

    09/28/2021 12:20:27 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 20 replies
    Deutsche Welle ^ | 09.27.2021 | wmr/msh (Reuters, AFP)
    The United States tested an advanced hypersonic missile system last week that will “offer next generation capability” to the US military, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said on Monday. The test flight comes just a few months after Russia tested a similar missile. The US missile system, called a “Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept” (HAWC), was developed by the aerospace and defense giants Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman. During the test, which was carried out in partnership with DARPA and the US Air Force last week, the missile was released from under the wing of an aircraft, and...