US (& Allies) Hypersonic developments and missiles

ALAMO wrote:But I am half serious
A while ago they have really cheered about how they successfully tested hypersonic missile, which turned out to be Standard 6 used in AShM role.
They have really said that.
60 years after that was a standard matter for Shtorm missile system, or Volna ...

It seems to me that you also have doubts about the quality of Western weapons, and I have had this doubt for a long time.

ALAMO wrote:But I am half serious
A while ago they have really cheered about how they successfully tested hypersonic missile, which turned out to be Standard 6 used in AShM role.
They have really said that.
60 years after that was a standard matter for Shtorm missile system, or Volna ...

No wonder they didn't mention which project was successfully tested.
I though it was ARRW, since it was the simplest to get up and running, but no, not even ARRW.

WASHINGTON — "The U.S. Air Force said it conducted the first test launch of a fully operational prototype of its hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon."

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2022/12/12/air-force-conducts-first-operational-launch-of-arrw-hypersonic-missile/

The test of the Lockheed Martin-made AGM-183A ARRW, which took place Dec. 9 off the coast of Southern California, was deemed successful, the Air Force’s 96th Test Wing said in a statement Monday. It was carried out by the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The prototype hypersonic missile was launched from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber, the wing said, and then rapidly accelerated to greater than five times the speed of sound. The missile then completed its planned flight path and detonated, the wing said, and the early results show all the test’s objectives were met.

Reality intrudes

The second test of the American hypersonic missile was only partially successful-BD

Tests of the American hypersonic missile AGM-183A ARRW (Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon) air-based are not going as smoothly as the Pentagon would like.
Breaking Defense writes about this, claiming that during the last test, not all the goals set were achieved.

It is also noted that the US Air Force command is silent about how successful the second full-fledged test of the ARRW prototype was on March 13, which was announced only on Saturday, March 25.

A US Air Force press release on the eve indicated that "several goals were achieved during the test," while the first test in December last year reported that "all goals were achieved," the publication says.

"The test completed several tasks, and the engineers and testers of the ARRW team are collecting data for further analysis," the release says smoothly.

The attempt of the Breaking Defense correspondent to get additional data on the test results from the representative of the US Air Force was not successful — the military department refused.

The US Air Force reported that on March 13, it conducted the second full-fledged test launch of the prototype of the AGM-183A hypersonic air-launched missile (ARRW).

According to the report, the B-52H Stratofortress bomber has released a fully operational ARRW prototype manufactured by Lockheed Martin. This was the second launch of the ARRW combat prototype, whose task was to comprehensively check the characteristics of weapons.

source: https://eadaily.com/ru/news/20...