Design Fix Required After DARPA Secretly Tested Hypersonic TBG

DARPA's Tactical Boost Glide program shares the advanced ARRW profile.
Credit: Raytheon
DARPA has secretly tested a hypersonic Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) system as a risk-reduction effort for the U.S. Air Force’s separate, Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) program, the agency tells Aviation Week. The agency declined to provide any details of the hypersonic flight attempt of the...
Steve Trimble

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

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