ARRW Booster Botches First Hypersonic Flight Test

Lockheed Martin Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon on B-52
Hypersonic Testing.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
A long-awaited booster test flight for the hypersonic Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) ended before it began on April 5, the U.S. Air Force announced a day later. The ARRW booster failed to complete the launch sequence while still attached to an inboard wing pylon...

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