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Eglin-based Lockheed Martin Air Force missile test fails at Edwards AFB

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.  

Air-launched hypersonic weapon fails in botched Air Force booster test

Air-launched hypersonic weapon fails in botched Air Force booster test Print this article The Air Force s race to develop and field hypersonic weapons (and catch up to America’s rivals in that realm) suffered a setback during a flight test Monday when a booster failed to separate from the B-52 bomber on which it was mounted. The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon program had intended to test boosters at high altitude that are designed to bring a weapon to hypersonic speeds before disintegrating in the atmosphere. Hypersonic speed is defined as five times that of sound. Russia and China have made heavy investments in hypersonic weapons programs in recent decades, surpassing American development. The current effort is critical to the United States preventing its peer adversaries from having a battlefield edge.

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