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Marines Considering Land-Based Hypersonic Weapons

Thursday, June 18th, 2020

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Marines Considering Land-Based Hypersonic Weapons

Concept art of a hypersonic weapon. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

The Marine Corps is in discussions with the Defense Department’s research community to potentially field land-based hypersonic weapons in the future, according to a senior official. “I haven’t given up on the Marines yet. The Army, the Navy & the Air Force are moving out aggressively with hypersonic systems, but we are also talking to the Marines about possible applications of ground launched hypersonic capabilities,” Mike White, assistant director for hypersonics in Office of the Under Secretary for Defense for…

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