The Weekly Debrief: Hypersonic Backlash Clarifies True Role For HGVs

test of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM
A February test of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM yielded a fiery rocket plume into the clouds.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
Russia’s deployed Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) is, President Vladimir Putin said, a “game changer.” The nuclear-tipped, intercontinental-range weapon is also a “super weapon” that will be “invincible” against the U.S. missile defense system, he said. Putin’s claims are echoed by comments...
Steve Trimble

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

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