The Pentagon is facing pressure in the hypersonic weapons race following developments by China and Russia.
A. U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber taking off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Photo: Tech. Sgt. Richard Ebensberger/Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs/Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesWednesday morning local time that Kim Jong-un's military had made progress in its development of a hypersonic missile that's designed to have enough range to strike Guam.
"This test launched a full prototype operational hypersonic missile and focused on the ARRW's end-to-end performance," per the statement. "The Air Force gained valuable insights into the capabilities of this new, cutting-edge technology," the spokesperson added. "While we won't discuss specific test objectives, this test acquired valuable, unique data and was intended to further a range of hypersonic programs. We also validated and improved our test and evaluation capabilities for continued development of advanced hypersonic systems."Share on twitter
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