Air Force hypersonic weapon runs into trouble after a third failed test
During a Dec. 15 test, AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) booster failed to launch.
By Valerie Insinna on December 20, 2021 at 12:30 PM
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WASHINGTON: A recent booster flight test of the Air Force’s flagship hypersonic missile has failed for the third time, the service announced Dec. 20.
During a Dec. 15 flight test, the Air Force attempted to launch an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) booster from a B-52 bomber, but an “unknown issue” caused the launch sequence to be aborted before the booster was released, the service said in a statement.
“The missile will return to the factory and analysis of the telemetry and onboard data will begin immediately,” the Air Force said. “The program will seek to resume flight test as quickly as possible.”
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