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

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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.
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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...

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