{"id":1760909,"date":"2022-12-03T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760909"},"modified":"2022-12-03T10:33:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:33:41","slug":"u-s-air-force-clears-hurdle-for-first-hypersonic-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-air-force-clears-hurdle-for-first-hypersonic-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Air Force Clears Hurdle for First Hypersonic Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-air-force-clears-hurdle-for-first-hypersonic-weapons%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=1760909&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mil-air-launched-rapid-response-weapon-1800.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Airmen at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/base-guide\/barksdale-air-force-base\">Barksdale Air Force Base<\/a> in Louisiana have figured out how to attach the service&#8217;s new hypersonic missile to an aircraft, a major hurdle in getting the weapon produced.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/air-force\">Air Force<\/a>&#8216;s Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, known as the ARRW, uses a rocket booster to glide the missile toward an area at breakneck speed before a glider separates to hit a target. Airmen at Barksdale&#8217;s 2nd Maintenance Group, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron through &#8220;trial and error&#8221; have finalized how they will attach and unload the weapon from an aircraft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barksdale.af.mil\/News\/Article\/3233149\/next-step-in-making-air-forces-first-hypersonic-weapon\/\">a Thursday news release<\/a> from the base said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the validation of loading and unloading procedures, the weapon can start live fire testing and then production,&#8221; Barksdale Air Force Base said in the release. &#8220;The weapon is scheduled to be operational in fall 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2022\/11\/30\/new-court-ruling-slams-air-forces-limited-approval-of-religious-exemptions-covid-19-vaccine.html\">New Court Ruling Slams Air Force&#8217;s Limited Approval of Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This past May, the Air Force successfully tested the Lockheed Martin-developed ARRW hypersonic missile off the California coast, a major development in the United States&#8217; race to catch up to Russia and China in fielding its own weapon on the battlefield. Prior to that launch, the service had three unsuccessful hypersonic missile tests.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Lewis, a professor at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies who specializes in nonproliferation and arms control issues, told Military.com on Thursday that hypersonics are a pretty exotic capability. While it&#8217;s notable that the service is making progress, it&#8217;s unclear how they plan to deploy the technology in battle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do think if they work on it long enough, it&#8217;s going to work,&#8221; Lewis told Military.com. &#8220;The successful test suggests that they&#8217;re making progress. I still think they&#8217;re going to be fairly niche capabilities. It&#8217;s an open question as to how much value it will produce.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hypersonic missiles&#8217; high speeds make them difficult to track, trace and destroy before hitting a target. Some defense industry experts have publicly assessed that adversaries like China and Russia have outpaced America in developing the weapons.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Russia&#8217;s defense ministry claimed its military used hypersonic missiles against an underground ammunition warehouse as well as a fuel depot during the country&#8217;s fighting in Ukraine. It would mark the first time a country had used such a weapon in combat.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. military officials largely downplayed their use in Ukraine, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin telling CBS he &#8220;would not see it as a game changer.&#8221; Similarly, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said during a House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing on May 11 that Russia&#8217;s use of hypersonics was not really significant.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has used at least a dozen hypersonic missiles in its invasion of Ukraine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2022\/05\/17\/air-force-tests-hypersonic-missile-amid-fears-about-russia-and-chinas-advances.html&#038;sa=D&#038;source=docs&#038;ust=1669930650807443&#038;usg=AOvVaw0ygyNKpq8VJsBgPserMjAk\">according to a U.S. senior military official<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, military officials confirmed China had a successful hypersonic launch that had circumnavigated the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Hypersonic missiles &#8212; some of which have nuclear-carrying capabilities &#8212; often have nearly the same effect on a ground target as conventional bombs, making the use of the prohibitively expensive weapons surprising.<\/p>\n<p>But that hasn&#8217;t stopped the U.S. from prioritizing research and development into the new class of weapons. In 2022, lawmakers approved $509 million for hypersonics. That number has grown to $577 million in the 2023 budget proposal.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Thomas Novelly can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:thomas.novelly@military.com\">thomas.novelly@military.com<\/a>. Follow him on Twitter @TomNovelly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2022\/05\/17\/air-force-tests-hypersonic-missile-amid-fears-about-russia-and-chinas-advances.html\">Air Force Tests Hypersonic Missile Amid Fears About Russia and China&#8217;s Advances<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"button hidden-lg-up button-expand\" href=\"denied:javascript:void(0);\">Show Full Article<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<p>\n  \u00a9 Copyright 2022 Military.com. All rights reserved. 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