Darpa, the US army's scientific wing, recently announced successful tests of what it called a HAWC missile (Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept)
* The meeting will take place on Feb. 3
* The meeting comes after a series of high-profile hypersonic test failures in 2021
* The 2022 NDAA included $3.8 billion for offensive hypersonic weapons and $310 million for defense against hypersonic weapons
* China claims to have beaten the U.S. to developing heat-seeking hypersonic missiles that could target aircraft carriers and moving vehicles
* North Korea, meanwhile, on Tuesday launched its fifth missile test in one month
* Vladimir Putin in December boasted about launching a a simultaneous salvo of its 6,670mph Zircon hypersonic missiles
The Defense Department has called a meeting of CEOs of major defense companies from across the U.S. to stress the urgency in producing new hypersonic weapons to catch up to the stock piles of foes like China and Russia.
Sec. Lloyd Austin will participate in the Feb. 3 meeting, along with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Heidi Shyu a defense undersecretary who oversees all hypersonic weapons development, according to Defense One.
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Pentagon Wants To Speed Up Hypersonic Weapon Development
Pentagon to host high-level meeting to 'light a fire' and speed up hypersonic weapon development -- CNN
Pentagon seeks to ‘light a fire’ for American hypersonic missile plans -- NYPost
Austin pushes to fast-track hypersonic missiles as China, Russia make gains -- Politico
Obviously if the US is going to be a major world power hypersonic weapons are going to be needed. Clearly we are behind the major powers in this area. In the past, when we've set our minds to doing something we get it done. I think we will here as well.
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