US Successfully Tested Raytheon Hypersonic Weapon

US successfully tested Raytheon hypersonic weapon five times faster than sound – Pentagon: Raytheon Hypersonic Weapon.

The United States has successfully tested the Raytheon Technologies Corp (RTX.N) air-breathing hypersonic weapon, which is five times the speed of sound.

This is the third successful test of a weapon in that class since 2013. The Pentagon gave this information in a statement on Monday.

DARPA running a development program for HAWC.

The development program for the Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) is being carried out by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) are both competing for the final contract award.

Four Air Breathing Hypersonic Weapons Tested So Far.

Air-breathing vehicles use air taken from the atmosphere to achieve continuous propulsion. Different propulsion types operate in the vacuum of space.

Four Air-Breathing Hypersonic Weapons have been tested since September. Raytheon’s product has been a success both times. At the same time, one test of Lockheed was successful once and failed once.

The advancement of hypersonic capabilities is an important national imperative.

Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon’s Missiles & Defense Business Unit, said: “Advancing our nation’s hypersonic capabilities is an important national imperative, and it was an important step forward.”

Back-to-back successful flight tests give us even more confidence in the technical maturity of our HAWC prototypes.

4 killed in a small plane crash in US’s Boulder County.

Four people have been killed in a small plane crash west of Boulder, Colorado. The Federal Aviation Administration gave this information on Monday.

According to the initial FAA report, the cause of the accident was unknown. FAA spokesman Steve Kulm did not provide further details about the accident.

Boulder County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Carrie Haverfield said an eyewitness called the crash at 9:41 a.m. Sunday when the plane went down in a wooded area called Denver’s Lefthand Canyon near the college town of Boulder.

He said the fire and heat prevented rescue workers from entering the plane until Monday.