SpaceX will develop superfast rockets to deliver weapons for the US military
With a top speed of 7,500 mph, these rockets will carry up to 80 tons of cargo and deliver it anywhere in the world in 60 minutes
By Humza Aamir, Today 6:15 AM 7 comments
In a nutshell: The US military and SpaceX have teamed up to build a rocket capable of transporting weapon systems anywhere in the world in an hour. The goal is to drastically reduce payload delivery time over existing military transport aircraft while maintaining storage capacity. With the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy's reusable rocket technology being one of SpaceX's landmark achievements in recent years, the company will now need to develop a much more powerful and faster version that can launch with up to 80 metric tons of military payload and is able to land it anywhere in the world in 60 minutes.
SpaceX has recently signed a contract with the US military that will see both parties collaborate on developing superfast rockets for transporting weapons around the globe. The deal is said to have been finalized just days after SpaceX signed a $149 million contract with the Pentagon to develop missile-tracking satellites.
https://www.techspot.com/news/87066-spacex-develop-superfast-rockets-deliver-weapons-us-military.html
