The U.S. military flies at more than five times the speed of sound, conducts a series of experiments on "hypersonic weapons" that are said to be more difficult to intercept, and China's move to rapidly improve the technology of hypersonic missiles. We are rushing to develop with this in mind.
According to the announcement, the U.S. Navy and Army conducted the experiment at a facility in Virginia on the 20th, launched a rocket, and succeeded in demonstrating advanced hypersonic technology.
On top of that, he said that the experiment was an "important step" for the development of hypersonic missiles, and he said that he would aim for actual deployment from the first half to the middle of the 2020s.
Meanwhile, US media reported that another test of hypersonic weapons in Alaska on the 21st failed because a device failure prevented the rocket from being launched.
Hypersonic weapons fly at speeds of more than five times the speed of sound and can fly while changing their orbits, making interception more difficult, and China and Russia are also developing them.
Among them, in July and August of this year, it was reported in the British media that China conducted an experiment to mount a hypersonic missile capable of mounting a nuclear warhead on a rocket and slide it from space. The US government is rushing to develop with these movements in China in mind, suggesting that the technology is improving rapidly.