July 14, 2010

Jane's Naval Newsbrief - US military's Arclight to focus on new hypersonic long-range strike weapon


US military's Arclight to focus on new hypersonic long-range strike weapon 
The US military is pursuing a new project to develop a weapon that can be launched from the wing of an aircraft and that can exceed Mach 5, it was announced at the Air Force Association in Washington, DC on 30 June. The project,which is managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is known as Arclight and is envisioned 
as a pathway to a new long-range strike weapon

[first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 02 July 2010]
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