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Air Force To Unveil Hypersonics Acceleration Plan Soon

By Marc Selinger

Friday, April 27th, 2018

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Air Force To Unveil Hypersonics Acceleration Plan Soon

Air Force acquisition chief William Roper (Photo courtesy of Air Force)

The U.S. Air Force is looking to speed up its hypersonics development work and expects to announce its specific intentions in “weeks,” a service official said April 27.An engineering team is putting the finishing touches on the acceleration plan, said Will Roper, the Air Force’s new assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics. “I’ll be ready to make some announcements very soon,” Roper told reporters at the Pentagon. “I am very confident that a significant acceleration is doable.”Roper, who has been in his…

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