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Prototype ARRW Notches Hypersonic Testing Success, USAF Says

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, May 17th, 2022

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Prototype ARRW Notches Hypersonic Testing Success, USAF Says

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron undergoes pre-flight procedures at Edwards AFB, Calif., Aug. 8, 2020 before a captive carry test of ARRW (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress released a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the southern California coast on May 14, the U.S. Air Force said, thus marking the first flight test success after three aborted attempts last year. "Following separation from the aircraft, the ARRW's booster ignited and burned for expected duration, achieving hypersonic speeds five times greater than the speed of sound," the Air Force said in a May 17 statement. Air Force…

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