Pentagon Asks To Move Funds To Accelerate Hypersonic Weapons

Credit: Army Hypersonic Weapon: Sandia National Laboratory
A U.S. request to Congress to reprogram budget funds would significantly boost spending on hypersonic weapons. The request would transfer $3.9 billion in fiscal 2016, 2017 and 2018 funding to other programs, with $233 million of that going to hypersonic weapons and defenses. The U.S. Air Force wants...

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