Successful launch of hypersonic weapons launch vehicle Pentagon Mar. 21, 7:14
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The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that it has successfully launched a "hypersonic weapon" projectile flying at more than five times the speed of sound. Russia has already deployed hypersonic weapons in combat, and China is also introducing it, and competition for the development of new weapons is intensifying.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on February 20 that it had successfully tested one of its "hypersonic weapons," a glide body that glides towards its target.
According to the report, the flying body was launched from a test site on Kauai, Hawaii on the 19th night of local time, and flew at a speed exceeding the speed of sound to the target point, so the Pentagon said in the development of hypersonic weapons. This is a periodical experiment. "
Hypersonic weapons have the ability to change trajectory while flying at more than five times the speed of sound, making interception difficult with existing missile defense systems.
Russia has said that hypersonic weapons have been deployed in combat, and China has unveiled its military parade for the first time last year, and the U.S. hastened development ahead of the two countries for deployment by mid-2020s. Out.
Secretary of Defense Esper has announced in a Congressional hearing this month that it will deploy hypersonic weapons in the Asia-Pacific region within the next few years, and competition for new weapons is intensifying.