Next generation weapons: what the hypersonic missile the United States tested looks like

USA tested a hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, marking the first successful test of this class of weapon since 2013, the Pentagon said.

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The test was carried out while USA and its global rivals pick up the pace to build hypersonic weapons, the next generation of weapons that deprive adversaries of reaction time to attack.

In July, Russia said it had successfully tested a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon that President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems unmatched in the world.

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The free flight test of the hypersonic air-breathing weapon (HAWC) concept occurred last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, said in a statement.

Hypersonic weapons travel in the upper atmosphere at speeds of more than five times the speed of sound, or about 6200 kilometers per hour.

DARPA’S #Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) completed an historic free flight test with @usairforce. The @RaytheonTech missile, released from an aircraft, achieved speeds greater than Mach 5 using a @northropgrumman scramjet engine. https://t.co/Yl1QNOHmvD pic.twitter.com/PpFULZDvhl

– DARPA (@DARPA) September 27, 2021

“The DoD [Departamento de Defensa] has identified hypersonic weapons and anti-hypersonic capabilities as the highest technical priorities for our nation’s security, ”said Wes Kremer, president of the Missiles and Defense business unit of the United States. Raytheon Technologies, which manufactured the missile.

Raytheon partnered in 2019 with Northrop Grumman to develop and produce engines for hypersonic weapons.

???? #BREAKING: #RaytheonDefense and @northropgrumman successfully completed the first flight test of a scramjet-powered #Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or #HAWC, for @DARPA and @usairforce. Learn more: https://t.co/M4rjWouRue pic.twitter.com/QclC314aD5

— Raytheon Missiles & Defense (@RaytheonDefense) September 27, 2021

Northrop’s scramjet engine technology uses the vehicle’s high speed to forcibly compress incoming air prior to combustion to allow sustained flight at hypersonic speeds.

“The HAWC spacecraft operates best in the oxygen-rich atmosphere, where speed and maneuverability make it difficult to detect in a timely manner. It could hit targets much faster than subsonic missiles and has significant kinetic energy, “said DARPA.

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