The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army recently concluded a jointly run hypersonic weapons test which they termed a “High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign,” and the second of ...
California-based space company Rocket Lab will launch more hypersonic test vehicles for the U.S. Military, as the Department of Defense (DOD) continues to invest in hypersonic technology.
Each canister can carry three hypersonic CPS missiles. The Army and Navy are jointly testing the new missile, which flies at five times the speed of sound and can strike targets 1,725 miles away.
Then, Michael Johns, senior vice president of the company Kratos, joins the show to discuss U.S. hypersonic weapons development and whether the nation is still lagging behind China and Russia.