WASHINGTON — The Air Force last week successfully tested a hypersonic AGM-183A missile off the coast of southern California -- striking a target after reaching more than five times the speed of sound -- in a sign that U.S. weapons are catching up to similar Chinese and Russian capabilities.
The missile was launched from a B-52H bomber on Friday. It's the first test of a missile prototype that the Air Force hopes will become its first hypersonic missile.
The U.S. has been behind Russia and China in developing such weapons, as both countries' militaries have already fielded hypersonic systems. "The ARRW team successfully designed and tested an air-launched hypersonic missile in five years," Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Bartolomei, the Armament Directorate Program's executive officer, said in a statement."I am immensely proud of the tenacity and dedication this team has shown to provide a vital capability to our warfighter.
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