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US Air Force launches 1st operational hypersonic missile

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US Air Force launches 1st operational hypersonic missile

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The United States Air Force (USAF) has successfully tested its first prototype hypersonic missile.

The service’s new AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW (“Arrow”) is expected to be the United States military‘s first hypersonic weapon to reach operational status. The exact speed of the AGM-183A isn’t known, although the Lockheed Martin-designed weapon is said to be based on previous test vehicles built by DARPA (opens in new tab) that have an alleged maximum speed of Mach 20, or 15,000 mph (24,000 kph). 



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