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DARPA Pushing Hypersonic Missile Development To Meet Russia, China Capabilities

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, March 9th, 2018

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The head of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) is looking to speed up the development of hypersonic missile capabilities to meet those of Russia and China, including seeking more funding to grow the number of test facilities.DARPA is moving forward with several projects to advance flight testing and build new engines for reusable platforms, but more can be done to make hypersonics a national defense initiative, Steven Walker, the agency's director, told the Defense Writers Group on March…

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