U.S. Army Successfully Tests Hypersonic Weapon

Hypersonic: The U.S. has tested a weapon, which could look similar to this Falcon HTV-2, that can strike anywhere in the world within 30 minutes of being launched

U.S. Army Tests Hypersonic Weapon That Travels Five Times The Speed Of Sound... And Can Hit ANY Target On Earth In 30mins -- Daily Mail

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A hypersonic flying missile that can strike a target anywhere in the world in just 30 minutes has been unveiled by the U.S. military.

The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW), which travels five times the speed of sound, was successfully tested yesterday.

It was launched by rocket from Hawaii at 11.30am, glided south westwards through the upper atmosphere over the Pacific at 'hypersonic speed' before hitting its target on the Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands - some 2,500 miles away.

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