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Big Hypersonic News Coming; Faster Progress Likely: Roper

Posted on April 27, 2018

We can expect an important announcement in a few weeks that “a significant acceleration is doable” of the Air Force’s hypersonic efforts. Roper said he’d completed a review of all the service’s work on hypersonic, one of the Pentagon’s top priorities.

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USAF Announces Major New Hypersonic Weapon Contract

Posted on April 18, 2018

The Pentagon is moving out quickly amid worries that China has outpaced U.S. capabilities in hypersonic weapons development.

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