" "The new air vehicle effort will progress alongside an Air Force hypersonic weapons program."" All is said its for another air vehicle don't say hypersonic weapon.
Read more: http://defensetech.org/2015/06/01/af-chief-scientist-air-force-working-on-new-hypersonic-air-vehicle/#ixzz3bwQpVLny...
Well the rumour had been that Britain wanted a stealthy subsonic FC/ASW variant to enter service around 2028 while France wanted a hypersonic variant to enter service a couple of years later. News today is Britain wants to rapidly develop its own Hypersonic weapon for 2030 (though they could be...
Scientific American - The Physics and Hype of Hypersonic Weapons https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-physics-and-hype-of-hypersonic-weapons/
USA's hypersonic programme could rile Russia and China
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usas-hypersonic-programme-could-rile-russia-and-chi-429952/
Flying hypersonic isn't something new. ICBM of decades back can fly hypersonically, too. What the x-51 is trying to accomplish is something completely different. That's the same reasons DARPA have their legs in many different hypersonic programs all at once. The comparison is as different as...
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