(ILLUSTRATION) -- An artist illustration of a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying four AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic weapons. Developed by Lockheed Martin, the boost glide weapon is propelled to a maximum speed of more than Mach 5 by a rocket motor before gliding towards its target. Lockheed Martin illustration
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USAF Conducts Successful Hypersonic Missile Test
The United States Air Force has announced a second successful free flight testing of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, off the coast of California on July 12. Developed by Lockheed Martin, the ARRW is an air-launched hypersonic boost glide weapon, meaning that the entire weapon uses rockets to reach speeds of Mach 5 before an integrated glide vehicle releases and heads towards the target.