EGLIN AFB — A Monday test of a hypersonic missile under development by aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin through the Eglin Air Force Base-headquartered Air Force Armament Directorate was unsuccessful, according to a Tuesday news release issued through Eglin.
During Monday's test, conducted from Edwards Air Force Base in California over the Point Mugu Sea Range, a booster vehicle failed to launch from the B-52H Stratofortress aircraft to which it was attached.
Details on the exact nature of the failure were not available from the Air Force on Tuesday. The news release from Eglin AFB, calling the unsuccessful test "a setback," noted only that the booster vehicle "encountered an issue on the aircraft and did not launch."