Think Tank: UK Should Consider U.S. Hypersonic Weaponry

Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Transporter Erector Launcher.

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The UK should consider acquiring U.S.-developed hypersonic weapons until it can fully resource nationally developed weapons, a think tank says. The UK-based Council on Geostrategy says that the £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in funding for UK hypersonic weapons development—through the Hypersonic...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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