Air Force Draws Up Plan For Hypersonic Strike Missile Prototype

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Contracts to study a prototype long-range strike weapon that could be flight tested in 2016 are imminent. This work could lead to development of scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missiles able to engage time-critical, high-value and highly defended targets. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory...

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