RQ-4 Selected To Support Hypersonic Weapon Tests

Credit: RQ-4: USAF
A group of high-altitude RQ-4 unmanned aircraft systems will be drafted into service to support an upcoming series of hypersonic missile flight tests, the commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) says in an interview. The U.S. Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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