Friday, March 31, 2023

Super-Duper.

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From the Internet web site "South Front" article written by Drago Bosnic | 30.03.2023.

"‘SUPER-DUPER’ MISSILE IN DEATH THROES, SHATTERING US HYPERSONIC AMBITIONS"

"After over half a decade of testing, AGM-183A was barely able to achieve Mach 5 before being incinerated by the extreme heat. After at least half a dozen (publicly admitted) consecutive failures in testing, the US Congress threatened to cut further funding for the project."

"Back in May 2020, then-US President Donald Trump stated that the United States was working on a 'super-duper missile capable of flying 17 times faster than any other missile existing at the moment', adding that any further details were classified. However, Trump’s rather limited grasp of military technologies, combined with an attempt to appease his potential voters, resulted in an 'unfortunate' choice of words. And while he never revealed the exact missile he was talking about, most military analysts were quick to identify what weapon the former US president had in mind. It was the AGM-183A, an air-launched missile carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). Dubbed the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon), the missile was supposed to be the US entry point into the highly exclusive 'hypersonic club'."

ARRW PROJECT NOW KAPUT! AMERICAN ANSWER TO RUSSIAN AND CHINESE HYPERSONIC MISSILES NOW AT A DEAD END? MONEY AS SPENT FOR DEVELOPMENT NOT PRODUCING SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

Read further the entire episode and the decision to scrap for good ARRW.

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