US military performs two successful hypersonic missile tests

Published July 14, 2022 12:00am ET



The Department of Defense has successfully conducted two hypersonic missile system tests recently, the Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced earlier this week.

The Air Force said on Wednesday that it successfully conducted an Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon Booster Test Flight-3 a day earlier and that “the AGM-183A weapons system reached hypersonic speeds and primary and secondary objectives were met.”

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