by Remember when the US outspent the USSR and this was puportedly the cause of the collapse of the USSR? As they, what goes around comes around, i.e., karma is a bitch.Lockheed Martin's hypersonic AGM-183A ARRW ("Arrow") underwent an initial flight test in June 2019. On 27 May 2021, the defence contractor "successfully conducted a significant live fire hypersonic strike system test" of a Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB). Several months later, on 4 October 2021, Lockheed Martin opened a hypersonic weapons factory in Courtland, Alabama.For its part, the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) carried out a free flight test of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) on 27 September 2021. However, the crux of the matter is that the price tag of American hypersonic arms
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Lockheed Martin's hypersonic AGM-183A ARRW ("Arrow") underwent an initial flight test in June 2019. On 27 May 2021, the defence contractor "successfully conducted a significant live fire hypersonic strike system test" of a Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB). Several months later, on 4 October 2021, Lockheed Martin opened a hypersonic weapons factory in Courtland, Alabama.For its part, the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) carried out a free flight test of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) on 27 September 2021.
However, the crux of the matter is that the price tag of American hypersonic arms bites. The US Department of Defence (DoD) says that hypersonic missiles are "too expensive" and urges US defence contractors to cut the ultimate cost of the weapon.
"We need to figure out how to drive towards more affordable hypersonics", Under Secretary of Defence for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu told reporters earlier this week.
Next thing you know the DOD and Pentagon will screaming, "Mint the coin, already!"
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