U.S. Tested Hypersonic Missile in March But Kept Quiet to Avoid Antagonizing Russia: Report
A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California to conduct a hypersonic missile test on Aug. 8, 2020.in mid-March but didn’t publicize the test to avoid inflaming tensions with Russia as the country continues to decimate Ukraine with its needless war
. Any confusion between the U.S. and Russia during a time of heightened world conflict runs the risk of starting a nuclear war, and the potential of destroying all life on planet Earth, something many humans who live on Earth say would be a bad thing., which cites an unnamed senior official with the U.S. military. The missile, reportedly fired from a B-52 somewhere on the west coast, traveled at a height of 65,000 feet and a distance of 300 miles, according to the unnamed official.
The hypersonic missile tested last month was part of Lockheed Martin’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, though other major defense contractors are also working on hypersonic missiles for the U.S. in a race to match the capabilities of China and Russia. North Korea also claims to have tested a hypersonic missile, though details about that program are still unclear.to have used its Kinzhal hypersonic missile technology against Ukraine to destroy an underground weapons depot on. If true, it would be the first known use of a hypersonic missile in war. It’s not clear if the U.S.
Despite the name “hypersonic,” the big advantage of hypersonic missiles isn’t necessarily their speed, which is admittedly fast, but their ability to maneuver at relatively low altitudes to avoid anti-missile defense systems. Hypersonic missiles travel at Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, but intercontinental ballistic missiles reach speeds of Mach 20.
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