Command of the US Air Force expects, that both types of hypersonic weapon, developed by the Air Force, It will already be in the initial operational capability in 2022 year. This was stated by the head of the Command logistics USAF, Gen. Arnold Bunch.
Speaking on Thursday to a group of journalists, Bunch in answer to the question, why hypersonic weapons were not included in the strategy of scientific and technological development of the Air Force to 2030 of the year, answered, that the US Air Force has been developing a hypersonic weapons under two programs.
We are already making efforts in the field of hypersonic (armaments). I already go two programs. We are already implementing: HCSW и ARRW (Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon и Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) (…) We already work with DARPA, We are already conducting research
– It leads TASS statement by General.
According to General, US Air Force plans to achieve initial operational capability hypersonic arms on one of these projects, or both at once by the 2022 year.
As previously reported, the development of hypersonic weapons and HCSW ARRW program for the US Air Force Lockheed Martin deals. The first flight tests of the hypersonic warheads with air start system ARRW (also it has the designation AGM-183A), held in the US in June 2019 years and have been found to be successful.
It should be noted, that in addition to the US Air Force to build its own hypersonic weapons program are the US Navy and DARPA – DARPA US Department of Defense program.
