France Plans Hypersonic Glider Flight In 2021

Credit: ASMP: Thomas Boucajay
France looks set to follow China, Russia and the U.S. in its pursuit of hypersonic weapons. The French government is contracting Arianespace for the development of the V-Max Experimental Maneuvering Vehicle—a hypersonic glider demonstrator, details of which were revealed in a speech by French Armed...

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