DOD Leaders Press Companies To Speed Up Hypersonic Development

Artist's concept of hypersonic missile.
Credit: Raytheon
Move faster and don’t be afraid to fail. That was the message from top Pentagon leaders to a group of more than a dozen company leaders on Feb. 3 during a virtual meeting urging faster adoption of hypersonic weapons in the face of Chinese advancement. The Feb. 3 virtual meeting included Defense...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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