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Air Force fires air-launched hypersonic weapon

American Military News

MAY 17, 2022 

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The U.S. Air Force conducted a successful launch of a hypersonic weapon on Saturday, launching it from a B-52 Stratofortress bomber during a test off the southern California coast. The test comes amid tensions with Russia during its invasion of Ukraine where it has launched its own hypersonic missiles.

The Air Force announced the successful launch of its AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) in a Monday press release.

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