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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on May 23, 2017, 08:23:14 am
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Air Force Study Cites Russian & Chinese Hypersonic Weapons Testing
Scout Warrior
Sunday at 10:02 PM
The US wants to stay in front of China with hypersonic weapons able to travel at five-times the speed of sound and destroy targets with a "kinetic energy" warhead.
The Air Force is aggressively accelerating its hypersonic weapons development effort, following findings from a recent service report identifying Russian and Chinese ongoing hypersonic weapons testing.
A recent Air Force Studies Board report identified that the U.S. is not alone in its quest for this increased speed, an Air Force statement said.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1683130-af-speeds-hypersonic-arms-vs-russia-china