Congress has decided to accelerate the Trump administration’s movement into the age of hypersonic weapons.
These weapons are designed to travel at Mach 6 or more, which means they fly at least six times faster than the speed of sound compared to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) re-entry vehicles, which travel at supersonic speeds closer to Mach 5 or less. Next-generation hypersonic weapon technology is designed to thwart, through speed, all existing air and missile defense systems.
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