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Kendall Warns Against Imitating Chinese Hypersonic Weapon Efforts

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Kendall Warns Against Imitating Chinese Hypersonic Weapon Efforts
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron waits on the flight line during a hot pit refueling operation as part of an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise at an undisclosed location on Dec. 21 last year. An ACE is an Air Force operational concept to leverages networks of well-established and austere air bases, airmen, pre-positional equipment, and airlift to deploy rapidly and generate combat effects (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned on Jan. 19 against the United States mirror imaging Chinese hypersonic weapon efforts. “We don’t have the same target set that they’re worried about so we have to think about what’s most cost effective for us,” Kendall told a Center for a New American Security (CNAS) virtual forum. “While I do think there is a role for hypersonics in that mix, and I think we should proceed with developing and fielding appropriate hypersonics, I…

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