https://www.afinalwarning.com/510004.html (Natural News) A new hypersonic missile set to be used by the Air Force failed to launch during a test flight. The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) did not deploy from the aircraft it was attached to in an April 5 test run.
Because of the ARRW booster’s failure, the B-52H Stratofortress carrying it returned to Edwards Air Force Base in California with the missile still attached.
The ARRW system is designed to launch in mid-air from beneath the wing of a carrier plane. However, the April 5 setback meant that additional work will be needed to get the new weapon up to speed.
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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.
Edwards Air Force Base
An Air Force AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic weapon test ended in failure on Monday.
The booster test vehicle carried by a B-52 bomber was unable to complete the launch sequence.
The ARRW is expected to be the first air-launched hypersonic weapon in the US arsenal.
A US Air Force bomber tried and failed to launch a test missile for a new hypersonic weapon during a long-awaited first flight test Monday.
The Air Force said in a statement that it suffered a setback in demonstrating its progress in hypersonic weapons on April 5 when its first booster vehicle flight test encountered an issue on the aircraft and did not launch.