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| US says it tested hypersonic missile, kept it mum to not antagonize Russia |
| 2022-04-07 |
| [IsraelTimes] The US military says it conducted a new test of a hypersonic missile, as Pentagon officials seek to match or get ahead of China’s and Russia’s advances in the cutting-edge strategic weapons technology. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it recently completed a free-flight test of an aircraft-launched hypersonic missile that maintained a speed of more than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound (at least 3,800 miles per hour, or 6,100 kilometers per hour). The missile flew to greater than 65,000 feet (189,812 meters) and soared over 300 nautical miles, says DARPA. It was the second test under the agency’s HAWC Program — named for hypersonic air-breathing weapon concept — and the missile had a different configuration from the first, which was tested last September. According to CNN ...the organization formerly known as the Cable News Network. Now who knows what it might stand for... , the newest test took place in mid-March but was kept quiet to avoid appearing to escalate the geopolitical tensions surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 what happened to the "Rods from God"? Parked at AMARC. They are scrapping them to make room for the A-10s |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-04-07 19:25 |
| #7 The Biden DOD is beginning to sound like North Korea in its claims. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-04-07 19:22 |
| #6 I seem to remember something about these tests; that it worked but wasn't everything they were looking for? If I'm not confusing it with something else, pretty sure Russia knew about it. Especially with spit swapping going on with China. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-04-07 14:37 |
| #5 According to CNN |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-07 02:05 |
| #4 what happened to the "Rods from God" ? https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/these-air-force-rods-from-god-could-hit-with-the-force-of-a-nuclear-weapon/ |
| Posted by: 746 2022-04-07 00:54 |
| #3 Where would we be without our friends at DARPA ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-04-07 00:34 |
| #2 Kept it mum huh, is that why we're reading about it from CNN? |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-04-07 00:08 |
| #1 So they think they have the only game in town and have an edge and aren't intimidated by a geriatric idiot. Genius. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-04-07 00:03 |