Hyten: China’s Hypersonic Test Should Spark Urgency In DOD

Gen. John Hyten
Credit: U.S. Defense Department
China’s test of a fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS) and a hypersonic glide vehicle over the summer should have created more of a sense of urgency within the Pentagon, but that has not happened, the No. 2 military officer says. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten...
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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