MILITARY
Hypersonische raketsystemen VS
October 29, 2021 - In a race to catch up with China and Russia, the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy are sharing funding and technology to develop a range of hypersonic missile systems.
Hypersonic missiles fall into two types: boost-glide systems which are launched to high-altitude on a booster and then glide to their target at speeds of up to Mach 20; and hypersonic cruise missiles which are powered during flight by attached engine.
The U.S. military is pursuing the development of a number of integrated systems that combine a boost-glide missile with a ground-based, submarine or air-launched system.