04-05-2022, 05:43 AM
US military successfully tested hypersonic missiles last month but kept the project a secret to avoid escalating tensions with Russia
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...Rz6VhZ3YY8
- US military tested a hypersonic missile off the west coast - but kept quiet about the project for two weeks for fear of escalating tensions with Russia
- The weapon can be pushed to hypersonic speeds greater than Mach 5 using an air-breathing scramjet engine
- Tests come as tensions between Russia and U.S. are heightened due to the country's invasion of Ukraine - where it used one of its own hypersonic missiles
- The development of hypersonic missiles has led to an arms race between the US, China and Russia, with China thought to be further ahead
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...Rz6VhZ3YY8