{"id":1419929,"date":"2022-04-05T12:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419929"},"modified":"2022-04-05T12:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:30:28","slug":"u-s-successfully-tested-hypersonic-missile-but-kept-launch-a-secret-to-prevent-escalation-of-tensions-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-successfully-tested-hypersonic-missile-but-kept-launch-a-secret-to-prevent-escalation-of-tensions-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Successfully Tested Hypersonic Missile but Kept Launch a Secret to \u201cPrevent Escalation of Tensions With Russia\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-successfully-tested-hypersonic-missile-but-kept-launch-a-secret-to-prevent-escalation-of-tensions-with-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u200bThe US announced Tuesday that it had successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile after reportedly keeping the launch hush-hush for two weeks to prevent an escalation of tensions with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) flew above 65,000 feet for more than 300 miles while reaching speeds faster than Mach 5.<\/p>\n<p>The DARPA statement made no mention of the timing of the test, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/04\/politics\/us-hypersonic-missile-test\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN reported<\/a> that it took place while President Biden was getting ready last month to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/24\/biden-arrives-at-nato-hq-in-brussels-for-ukraine-war-summits\/\">travel to Brussels<\/a>. Biden attended an emergency NATO summit in the Belgian capital before <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/25\/biden-heads-to-poland-vows-to-wean-europe-off-russian-gas\/\">continuing on to Poland<\/a>, where he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Ukrainian refugees and US troops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month\u2019s launch was the second successful test of the HAWC, with the first test taking place in September. <\/p>\n<p>The US, which has treaded lightly during the Russian invasion in order to keep a lid on already high tensions between Washington and Moscow, also canceled a test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile last week to avoid\u00a0any misinterpretation by the Kremlin, according to CNN. <\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/2952925\/austin-postpones-test-of-minuteman-iii-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postponed the test early last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-03.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>The US managed to successfully deploy the missile using a B52 bomber.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Cpl Alex Scott\/Handout via REUTERS <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-01.jpg\" alt=\"The ramping up of test firings come as China and Russia continue to test their hypersonic missiles.\" class=\"wp-image-21784792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The ramping up of test firings come as China and Russia continue to test their hypersonic missiles. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Raytheon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The HAWC test was launched to see how the air-breathing scramjet engine would perform, and the missile did not carry a warhead, instead using its kinetic energy to destroy a target, DARPA said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The US has ramped up its development of hypersonic weapons following successful test-firings of similar rockets by China and Russia recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/21\/biden-russia-used-hypersonic-missile-putins-back-is-against-the-wall\/\">Biden confirmed<\/a> on March 21 that Russia had launched a hypersonic missile over Ukraine, describing it as an act of desperation in light of stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces that had stymied the Russian troop advance in the country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-feat-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-feat-image.jpg\" alt=\"The US revealed that it recently test fired a Hypersonic missile as tensions with Russia continue to mount.\" class=\"wp-image-21784808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The US revealed that it recently test-fired a hypersonic missile as tensions with Russia continue to mount.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Raytheon Missiles &#038; Defense\/Handout via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-05.jpg\" alt=\"The US kept the test top secret for two weeks to prevent an escalation of tensions with Russia.\" class=\"wp-image-21784770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/us-russia-hypersonic-missile-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The US kept the test secret for two weeks to prevent an escalation of tensions with Russia.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Cpl Lee Matthews\/Handout via REUTERS <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe more his back is against the wall, the greater the severity of the tactics he may employ,\u201d Biden warned\u200b.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bThe US announced Tuesday that it had successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile after reportedly keeping the launch hush-hush for two weeks to prevent an escalation of tensions with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1419929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1419929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1419929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1419929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1419929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}