Air Force’s top civilian hints at changes to hypersonic weapons programs (Valerie Insinna, Defense News)

September 23, 2021

Members of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 test team make final preparations prior to a captive-carry test flight of the prototype hypersonic weapon at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Kyle Brasier/U.S. Air Force)

The U.S. Air Force’s top civilian is unsatisfied with existing hypersonic weapons programs and isn’t sure whether the weapons under development will meet the service’s needs, he said on Monday.

Although the Air Force’s work on hypersonic weapons is progressing, it’s not moving fast enough, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber conference.

Air Force’s top civilian hints at changes to hypersonic weapons programs (defensenews.com)

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