Hypersonic missile developed by Raytheon Technologies passed test successfully, reports interfax He refers to the Pentagon.
“Developing our country’s hypersonic capabilities is the most important national imperative and it was an important step forward. “Successful consecutive flight tests give us even more confidence in the technical maturity of our Hypersonic Air Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) prototype,” said Wes Kremer, head of the Raytheon Missile Division.
The class of the hypersonic missile that passed the tests was not reported, but it is known that in flight the missile managed to exceed the speed of sound by five times – this is the third successful test of hypersonic weapons in the United States since 2013. .
Formerly China Experienced hypersonic missile with a multimode engine.
The advantage of such an engine is that it requires much less compressed oxygen on board, as it takes it from the surrounding air in its initial flight modes.