The United States Air Force has successfully tested its first prototype hypersonic missile, the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.
"By Brett Tingleyn published December 13, 2022
The exact speed of the AGM-183A isn't known, although some have alleged it might reach Mach 20.
Mit einem im rheinland-pfälzischen Ramstein stationierten Weltraumkommando für Europa und Afrika rüstet sich das US-Militär für Konflikte im All. Steven Basham, stellvertretender Befehlshaber United States European Command, spricht bei der Zeremonie zur Aktivierung des Kommandos der US Space Forces für Europa und Afrika auf der US-Airbase Ramstein. (Foto: dpa)
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“The real differentiator here is the acquisition strategy, with a lot of competition -- a lot of ‘fly before you buy’ -- built in,” CSIS' Tom Karako says. “The relatively longer NGI development timeline for homeland ballistic missile defense can be mitigated by near-term improvements” in ground missile defense.
Paul Craig Roberts via Ria Novosti: "The new sanctions announced by Washington and Europe don’t seem to make much sense. I would be surprised if Russian oil and military industries were dependent on European capital markets in a meaningful way. The Russian companies should be able to secure adequate financing from Russian Banks or from the Russian government. If foreign loans are needed, Russia can borrow from China."