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US Army Now Three Years Late Fielding Hypersonic Missile

The Army said it still hasn’t fully fielded the country’s first hypersonic weapon, acknowledging a more than three-year delay in deploying the advanced technology that has the US lagging China and Russia.

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US Army Now Three Years Late Fielding Hypersonic Missile

The Army said it still hasn’t fully fielded the country’s first hypersonic weapon, acknowledging a more than three-year delay in deploying the advanced technology that has the US lagging China and Russia.

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US Army Now Three Years Late Fielding Hypersonic Missile

The Army said it still hasn’t fully fielded the country’s first hypersonic weapon, acknowledging a more than three-year delay in deploying the advanced technology that has the US lagging China and Russia.

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The Army said it still hasn’t fully fielded the country’s first hypersonic weapon, acknowledging a more than three-year delay in deploying the advanced technology that has the US lagging China and Russia.

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