Air Force s Hypersonic ARRW Missile Fails First Flight Test
Airmen secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 6, 2020. (Air Force/Giancarlo Casem)
6 Apr 2021
The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that the highly anticipated test flight of its new hypersonic weapon failed, with the prototype missile unable to fire from a bomber aircraft.
Calling the incident a setback in demonstrating its progress in hypersonic weapons development, the service said in a release that the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, known as ARRW (pronounced Arrow ), booster vehicle failed to launch from a B-52 Stratofortress during an April 5 test over the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of California.