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Air Force and Raytheon conduct successful hypersonic missile test

By Mike Brest
Published September 27, 2021 8:13pm ET
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Air Force and Raytheon conduct successful hypersonic missile test
A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system. Hypersonic missiles might be able to penetrate PAC-3 and similar systems. | (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command)

The United States, in partnership with Raytheon Technologies, successfully conducted a hypersonic weapons test last week, opening an opportunity for more effective military operations.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, along with the Air Force and Raytheon, tested its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept last week, DARPA said in a statement on Monday.

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