The United States will test long-range weapons and hypersonic test vehicles using a massive drone.
According to a press release from Northrop Grumman, the massive drone RQ-4 RangeHawk will soon assist in the development of hypersonic missiles in the United States.
The development of hypersonic missiles is the newest frontier in the arms race, with nations like North Korea and Russia claiming to have successfully tested this technology. The American hypersonic missile program has seen some setbacks due to frequent test failures. Nearly a year after Russian claims to have tested its Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) effectively, the U.S. Air Force announced last month that it had.
The Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) has now requested access to Northrop Grumman's enormous drone, the RQ-4 RangeHawk, in an effort to advance its hypersonic missile deve...