Image: An artist's conception of the Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2, a prototype component of a planned conventional missile capable of striking any location in the world within one hour. The U.S. Air Force late last month requested information from defense contractors about the technologies they might propose for the future weapon (U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency/Fox News).Pentagon Readies Competition for "Global-Strike" Weapon -- Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Air Force is taking initial steps to launch a defense-industry competition for building a new missile capable of flying at hypersonic speeds and attacking targets anywhere around the world within 60 minutes of launch (see GSN, June 16).
The Air Force Space and Missilhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife Systems Center on May 31 solicited information from defense contractors on the technologies they might propose using for the service's future Conventional Strike Missile.
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My Comment: They may want such a weapon system .... including the incoming U.S. Defense Secretary .... but they are also cutting the funding for it.