U.S. Air Force detonates hypersonic missile warhead for the first time

The U.S. Air Force has successfully tested the warhead for an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) for the first time. The 780th Test Squadron detonated the warhead at Eglin AFB in Florida, the service said.

The high explosive blast fragmentation warhead will go inside the boost-glide vehicle that sits at the tip of the AGM-183A missile.

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