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USAF Revives AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic Missile with $345 Million Budget Request

The Air Force is looking to bring back the AGM-183 ARRW with $1 billion in funding until FY2030, while also beginning to work ...
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Stratolaunch Successfully Tests Talon-A2 Completing Reusable Hypersonic Flight and Recovery

Talon-A2 conducted a successful hypersonic flight and recovery in March 2025, after the first in December 2024. Stratolaunch announced on May 5, 2025, the successful completion of its second ...
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Hypersonic weapons are mediocre. It’s time to stop wasting money on them.

Hypersonic weapons are frequently described as having unique, game-changing capabilities because they combine hypersonic speeds (more than five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5) with long-distance ...
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B-1B bomber debuts ARRW hypersonic missile in flight

The U.S. Air Force has, for the first time, shown a B-1B Lancer bomber carrying an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile externally. The reveal coincides with a $345.7 ...