MADRID, 17 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The United States Air Force has announced this Monday that it has successfully launched an ‘AGM-183A ARRW’-type hypersonic missile from a ‘B-52H Stratofortress’ bomber, off the coast of southern California at the Air Force Base. Edwards Air Force, which has flown at five times the speed of sound.
“This has been a great achievement for the ‘ARRW’ team, the weapons company and our Air Force,” Brigadier General and Executive Director of the Air Force Weapons Program, Heath Collins, said. in a statement the United States Air Force.
In his opinion, “the team’s tenacity, experience and commitment were key to overcoming the challenges of last year.” “We are ready to build on what we have learned and continue to advance hypersonic weapons,” he added.
For his part, the lieutenant colonel and director of the Global Power Bomber (GPB) of the Combined Test Force (CTF), Michael Jungquist, has assured that “the test team was in charge of executing this test impeccably”.
“Our highly skilled team made history with this first air-launched hypersonic weapon. We are doing everything we can to get this game-changing weapon to the warfighter as soon as possible,” added Jungquist.
Thus, the US Air Force has indicated that the ‘ARRW’ is designed to allow the United States to maintain fixed, high-value and time-sensitive targets in contested environments from long distances. It will also enhance precision capabilities in an attack by enabling rapid response against ground targets.
This announcement comes after the report of the Russian Army that stated at the end of April that it had successfully tested the new intercontinental ballistic missile, known as ‘Sarmat’ or ‘Satan II’, which promises to be one of Russia’s assets in weapons matters , given its great scope.
It could reach all of Europe and even the United States, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, which reported that the ‘Sarmat’ was launched from a firing platform in the Plesetsk region, in northwestern Russia.
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