Press: US develops hypersonic weapons
The US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to create a prototype of a hypersonic cruise missile, Defense News writes. There is talk about the development of the missile, intended for US Air Force aircraft.
According to the publication, the Pentagon is ready to allocate $928 million to the company. At the same time, the duration of the contract was not disclosed.
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According to the representative of the military department Ann Stefanek, this project is one of two measures of the Pentagon to create hypersonic weapons. The other program is a joint project of the US Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Office (DARPA), within the framework of which a hypersonic weapon prototype must be developed by 2023.
President Vladimir Putin announced on March 1 that Russia has successfully created and tested the only advanced weapons that no one else in the world has. Against these weapons, any missile defense system becomes useless.
President Putin spoke about Russia's new nuclear-powered cruise missiles, unmanned submarines and laser combat systems. He also confirmed that these ultra-modern equipment do not have official names yet and invited Russians to participate in proposing and voting for the name of the country's new weapons on the Ministry of Defense's website.
