{"id":262377,"date":"2022-12-14T08:21:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=262377"},"modified":"2022-12-15T08:04:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T08:04:20","slug":"us-military-successfully-tests-devastating-hypersonic-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=262377","title":{"rendered":"US military successfully tests devastating hypersonic missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ARRW missile carried by a B52 during a test flight in 2019<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jeff Parsons \u2013 Metro Dec 13, 2022<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>America has completed the \u2018operational test\u2019 of a devastating hypersonic missile capable of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/08\/01\/putin-set-to-arm-navy-with-hypersonic-zircon-missiles-within-months-17106353\/\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">causing mass destruction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Confirming the test yesterday, the Pentagon confirmed the weapon had been launched from the underside of a B-52 bomber off the Southern California coast.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) reached hypersonic speeds \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/03\/19\/what-is-a-hypersonic-missile-as-russia-deploys-them-in-ukraine-16306006\/\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">five times the speed of sound<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 before detonating \u2018in the terminal area\u2019.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">\u2018Indications show that all objectives were met,\u2019 the Pentagon said in a statement following the launch.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Development of hypersonic missiles has become the new arms race in global defence as both China and Russia are building similar weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Brig. Gen. Jason Bartolomei, Armament Directorate Program Executive Officer, said: \u2018The ARRW team successfully designed and tested an air-launched hypersonic missile in five years.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am immensely proud of the tenacity and dedication this team has shown to provide a vital capability to our warfighter.\u2019<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">The speed and maneuverability of hypersonic missiles makes them difficult to track and intercept.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is a hypersonic missile?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">A hypersonic missile is a missile that travels faster than Mach 5, or 3,836mph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/world\/us-military-successfully-tests-devastating-hypersonic-missile\/ar-AA15dqDE\">Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the US military celebrates the successful test launch of its first hypersonic missile this is also a indication that the US is now falling behind in the development of missile technology. 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