U.S. Air Force says it conducted successful hypersonic weapon test – Nikkei Asia

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 15. The United States is not alone in developing hypersonic weapons, whose speed and maneuverability make them difficult to track and intercept. © Reuters May 17, 2022 11:12 JST | U.S. Copy Copied WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it had conducted a successful test of a hypersonic weapon, which flew at five times the speed of sound. The test was conducted on Saturday off the coast of Southern California when a B-52 bomber released an Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), the air…