After separation from the aircraft, the rocket accelerates to hypersonic speed, which is five times the speed of sound.
The United States conducted the first operational test of the All-Up-Round AGM-183A missile, which is considered an air-launched rapid response tool. It was reported on Monday, December 12, in the command of the US Air Force.
It is known that the launch was made from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber.
“This test is the first launch of a fully-fledged combat rocket prototype,” the report said.
The Air Force said that after separation from the aircraft, the rocket accelerated to hypersonic speed, which is five times the speed of sound. He successfully achieved his goal.
It took five years to develop and test the new hypersonic weapons. Before that, rocket engine tests were conducted.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian Federation tested a new missile for missile defense systems in Kazakhstan.
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