Lockheed Martin conducted the first flight tests of a ground-based hypersonic missile system in the United States.
What
Known
This was reported by the Office of ProspectsUS Department of Defense Research Projects (DARPA). The tests took place at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This is the first time a dedicated US Marine Corps (USMC) logistics truck has been used as a launcher.
Such a missile system is included in the programOperational Fires (OpFires). Its primary goal is to develop and demonstrate a two-stage ground-based propulsion system capable of powering hypersonic missiles that can overcome modern air defenses and accurately hit targets.
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For those who are not in the know
Hypersonic weapons are missile weaponsthe warhead of which moves at hypersonic speeds in the atmosphere. That is, more than 5 Mach numbers or in the range of 5000-25000 km/h. The first ideas for creating hypersonic weapons appeared during the Second World War. The idea was proposed by the Austrian scientist Eien Sänger.