During a 20-sec. flight, India's Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle reached a maximum speed of Mach 6.0, validating critical functions of the scramjet propulsion speed at hypersonic speed.

The U.S. Air Force’s second demonstration of the Advanced Battle Management System was a four-day endeavor in partnership with U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Space Command that looked at new ways to counter attacks on the U.S.

The most interesting unmanned aircraft system exhibits at Russia’s recent Army 2020 symposium were not the platforms themselves, but the new, dedicated weapons for them that were shown for the first time in large numbers.

Industry was anticipating an award for the Minuteman III replacement in August, but a Pentagon official said a contract announcement should occur before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron dropped 10 BLU-136 Next Generation Area Attack Weapons (NGAAWs) Increment II from Lockheed Martin F-16Cs on the Nellis Test and Training Range from July 8-24. 

The Lockheed Martin and Raytheon variants of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept have completed captive carry tests, a military official said. 

Nuclear weapons figured prominently among the revelations contained in the Pentagon’s latest annual report on China’s military capabilities, which was released Sept. 1.

Raytheon will focus on developing the seeker for a naval gun-fired, guided missile interceptor.