The World’s First Hypersonic Cruise Missile 

JankariGyan Created By Sweti 29 Sept 2022

Raytheon as well as Northrop Grumman won a contract valued at $985 million for the development of the most advanced hypersonic cruise missile.

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The Pentagon has a variety of cruise missiles that range from the long-running Tomahawk to the JASSM-ER that is being developed.

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However, a new missile scheduled to be launched in 2027 is completely different.

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The newly developed Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) can fly as fast as 20x faster than its predecessor, making it difficult for adversaries to escape its fury.

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HACM is the first weapon that is mass-produced that uses air-breathing scramjet engines.

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$193,000 flying car requires only a driver’s license

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