Andrew Hunter, Deputy Commander of the US Air Force, said the Pentagon has no intention of purchasing ARRW hypersonic missiles from Lockheed Martin as it has shown unsatisfactory results. The agency reported Bloomberg.
At a hearing in the US Congress, Hunter noted that the US Air Force plans to wait for additional tests of these missiles to learn more about them. The Deputy Air Force Commander did not announce this decision.
Formerly U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Michael Schmidt reportedHalf of the F-35 fighter jets are unable to make combat flights. It was noted that the F-35s could not perform training, test and combat flights. Schmidt added that the share of such aircraft is less than 30 percent.
Prior to that, U.S. Senator Jim Rish from Idaho declarationSupporting the escalation of tensions with Russia in order to increase the arms supply to Ukraine. He also noted that he supports the idea of supplying Ukraine with all kinds of weapons, including F-16 warplanes. However, he believes that it is impossible to supply Kiev with nuclear weapons.