The Pentagon Wants a Mix of Hypersonic Weapons. Here’s Why
4 Mar 2020
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
Boost-glide hypersonic weapons have a longer range. Air-breathing cruise missiles are smaller and configurable for a wider range of platforms, such as bombers or fifth-generation fighters. The Pentagon is looking for a complementary mix of both as it pursues new hypersonic technologies for its arsenal, according to top officials.
"At this point, we don't want to see an either/or; we actually want to see both technologies pursued," said Mark Lewis, the Defense Department's director of defense research and engineering for modernization.
Lewis and Mike White, the assistant director of defense research and engineering for modernization, briefed reporters at the Pentagon on Monday.
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