US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile
WEBMar 19, 2024 · The U.S. Air Force on Sunday carried out what is expected to be the final test of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon. The service did not say whether the test was...
Mako, A Hypersonic Missile That’s More Than Ready
WEBJul 22, 2024 · As an open, multi-mission hypersonic missile, Mako can support strike, maritime strike, counter-air defense and other missions. It deploys from 5 th -gen fighters for stand-in strike and has the reach to launch at operationally significant ranges that keep aircraft at safe standoff distances.
US tests hypersonic missile in Pacific as it aims to keep up with ... - CNN
WEBMar 21, 2024 · The US Air Force has tested a hypersonic cruise missile in the Pacific for the first time, in what analysts say is a signal to China that Washington still competes in a weapons arena where many...
New Pentagon-funded hypersonic test vehicle could fly in …
WEBJun 11, 2023 · A new experimental hypersonic cruise vehicle could be flying as soon as next summer under an initiative from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
DOD Completes Flight Test of Hypersonic Missile
WEBJun 28, 2024 · The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army recently completed an end-to-end flight test of a hypersonic missile from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, HI.
First test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors 'within a …
WEBJun 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency is gearing up for its first major test of new space-based sensors designed to track hypersonic missiles — while also studying how to beef up capacity to...
Stratolaunch launches 1st rocket-powered flight of hypersonic …
WEBMar 12, 2024 · Stratolaunch, a company that aims to launch hypersonic vehicles from the world's largest airplane, aced its first rocket-powered flight on Saturday (March 9) with a historic test over the Pacific...
U.S. successfully flight-tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon
WEBJul 18, 2022 · The U.S. has successfully tested a Raytheon air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, making it the third successful test of that class of...
Wild new NASA plasma tech reduces drag during hypersonic flight
WEBDec 8, 2023 · NASA is licensing a radical new form of propulsion that uses electromagnets to control the flow of plasma over aircraft and spacecraft flying at hypersonic speeds.
Stratolaunch conducts first powered flight of new hypersonic …
WEBLOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch conducted the first powered test flight of a new unmanned craft for hypersonic research on Saturday and called it a success. Hypersonic describes flights at speeds of …
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