U.S. Hypersonic Programs Hit First Bumps On Path To Weaponization

Steve Trimble June 17, 2020
rocket booster
The Lockheed Martin AGM-183A represents the most advanced—and risky—hypersonic missile configuration: an air-launched weapon with a high lift-to-drag ratio glide body.
Credit: TurboSquid
By the stroke of a pen on May 3, 2017, Lisa Disbrow, then-acting Air Force secretary, ushered the U.S. military into the weaponization age of hypersonic flight by authorizing development of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). The keyword in that name is “weapon.” Focus shifts from...
Steve Trimble

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

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