According to information published by the United States Air Force on August 8, 2020, the U.S. Air Force took another step towards fielding a hypersonic weapon following its final captive-carry test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon under a wing of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft off the Southern California coast, August 8, 2020. Read full Defense Aviation News at this link ...
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| A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron is undergone pre-flight procedures at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 8. The aircraft conducted a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the Southern California coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem) |
