U.S. Army tests hypersonic weapon that travels five times the speed of sound... and can hit ANY target on earth in 30mins

U.S. Army tests hypersonic weapon that travels five times the speed of
sound... and can hit ANY target on earth in 30mins

• U.S. may no longer rely on stationing
  missiles abroad
  
• Prompt Global Strike project to hit anywhere
  in 60mins
  
• Follows 15-ton bunker busting bomb by
  USAF
  

By Lee Moran


Last updated at 11:40 AM on 19th November 2011




A hypersonic flying missile that can strike a
target anywhere in the world in just 30 minutes has been unveiled by the U.S.
military.

The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW), which
travels five times the speed of sound, was successfully tested
yesterday.

It was launched by rocket from Hawaii at
11.30am, glided south westwards through the upper atmosphere over the Pacific at
'hypersonic speed' before hitting its target on the Kwajalein atoll in the
Marshall Islands - some 2,500 miles away.

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It comes hot on the heels of the U.S. Air
Force announcement that it has taken delivery of eight, 15-ton bunker buster
bombs, called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, that can blow apart 200ft of
concrete.

And if it is rolled out by the U.S. military,
it will mean America will no longer have to rely on stationing missiles in
foreign countries.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063117/Pentagon-tests-hypersonic-weapon-travels-5-times-speed-sound.html#ixzz1eHOMUHNz