USA successfully tested hypersonic missiles
- July 14, 2022
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The first flight tests of the hypersonic missile prototype, created as part of the Operational Fires (OpFires) program, were conducted at the US Army’s White Sands training ground
The first flight tests of the hypersonic missile prototype, created as part of the Operational Fires (OpFires) program, were conducted at the US Army’s White Sands training ground in New Mexico. A video of the tests was posted on YouTube by the United States Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
The video’s title states that the OpFires program has met all test objectives, including using a US Marine Corps (MRC) logistics truck as a medium-range missile launcher, evacuating these missile containers, and using them to launch normal-range missiles. US Army systems
Drive states that the announcement of the OpFires test came just after the US Air Force (Air Force) announced successful flight tests of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile prototype that took place in July. 12. Thus, the USA successfully tested a hypersonic missile for the second time in a row.
According to The Drive, OpFires’ design is a rocket booster with a Northrop Grumman engine and a hypersonic planer unit. The main developer of the complex was Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Source: Port Altele
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