The U.S. Department of Defense launches a sounding rocket from NASA's launch range at Wallops Flight Facility carrying hypersonic weapon experiments, on Wallops Island © Reuters/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN
* The US Army and Navy successfully launched a rocket at a Virginia NASA facility on Wednesday, the Pentagon confirmed
* NASA's Wallop Flight Facility in Virginia hosted the launch for testing of a new class of hypersonic weapons
* The testing of the weapons comes as Russia and China have had more success building the weapons than the US
The US Army and Navy successfully launched a rocket while testing a new class of hypersonic weapons at a seaside NASA facility, the Pentagon confirmed.
NASA's Wallop Flight Facility in Virginia hosted the test by Sandia National Laboratories which evaluated hypersonic weapon communications and navigation equipment as well as advanced materials that can withstand the heat in a 'realistic hypersonic environment,' according to a Navy statement.
The testing comes amid growing concerns Russia and China have had more success developing their own hypersonic weapons than the US.
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1 comment:
"The testing comes amid growing concerns Russia and China have had more success developing their own hypersonic weapons than the US."
Ha--'to say the least!'
i guess the US MIICC has been sleeping in pudding the last 25 years...
reminds me of a elementary school student starting from square-one trying to complete their Science Fair project in one weekend.
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