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  • Latest US hypersonic test fails after ‘anomaly’ during first full flight test

    07/02/2022 8:57:34 AM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 48 replies
    CNN ^ | June 30, 2022 | Oren Liebermann
    The latest test of a US hypersonic weapon failed after an “anomaly” occurred during the first test of the full system, the Pentagon said Thursday.The test, carried out at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, was supposed to launch the Common Hypersonic Glide Body atop a two-stage missile booster. The booster is designed to launch the system and accelerate it to hypersonic speeds in excess of Mach 5, at which point the glide body detaches and uses its speed to reach the target. It was the first time the entire system was tested, called an All Up Round test....