Posted on Apr 7, 2021
US Air Force test to launch ultra-fast hypersonic missile fails
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The US Air Force's new hypersonic missile program suffered a blow Monday after it failed to launch from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft flying from Edwards Air Force Base in California.
"B-52H Stratofortress took off Monday over the Point Mugu Sea Range intending to fire the first booster test vehicle for the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) program. Instead, the test missile was not able to complete its launch sequence and was safely retained on the aircraft which returned to Edwards AFB," the Air Force said in a statement.
The test failure is a setback to the US, which is engaged in a race with China and Russia to develop hypersonic weapons at a time of increased global tensions. The missiles are designed to travel at a such a high speed that they can fly great distances and move quickly through heavily defended airspace to attack targets such as harbors, airfields and other installations before they can be successfully shot down.
"B-52H Stratofortress took off Monday over the Point Mugu Sea Range intending to fire the first booster test vehicle for the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) program. Instead, the test missile was not able to complete its launch sequence and was safely retained on the aircraft which returned to Edwards AFB," the Air Force said in a statement.
The test failure is a setback to the US, which is engaged in a race with China and Russia to develop hypersonic weapons at a time of increased global tensions. The missiles are designed to travel at a such a high speed that they can fly great distances and move quickly through heavily defended airspace to attack targets such as harbors, airfields and other installations before they can be successfully shot down.
US Air Force test to launch ultra-fast hypersonic missile fails
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If at first you don't succeed, you know the rest. These folks will get it figured out.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SP5 (Join to see) Wont even require looking at the Telemetry Information since it doesn't sound like it even left the Rail. If this Report is True? It will just be Hours before the Next Test is done.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Maj Marty Hogan Was the Test Really Conducted There? Did it Really Fail? Did I Participate in OPDEC While I Served? Take Everything with a Grain of Salt.
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America has a big problem with wanting to inform everyone about everything. Both on an individual level and at the government level.
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