The Pentagon said Thursday that the US Navy and the US Army have conducted three "

Sandia National Laboratory has conducted tests at NASA's Wallops, Virginia base, to "

The Pentagon said the test consisted of three launches of high-precision missiles containing hypersonic experiments and "

“This test is a vital step in the development of a common hypersonic missile designed by the Navy, consisting of a common hypersonic gliding corps (CHGB) and an accelerator that will be used by both the naval forces and the army with individual weapons systems and launchers designed.

The Navy and the Army will conduct flight tests of a conventional hypersonic missile in FY2022, which began on October 1.

Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles, can fly more than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5). But they are more maneuverable than their ballistic counterparts, and only require a low trajectory in the atmosphere, making it difficult to defend against them..

The Pentagon's hypersonic test was conducted just days after the United States raised concerns about a Financial Times report that said China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August..

China denied this report, saying it was a routine inspection of a spacecraft..

The Financial Times, citing five unnamed sources familiar with the matter, reported last Saturday that China launched a hypersonic missile that circled the planet before landing, missing its target..

Earlier this month, the Pentagon said it wants defense contractors to cut the final cost of hypersonic weapons because they cost tens of millions per unit..

As reported, Vladimir Putin promised to strengthen Russia's nuclear forces. According to him, the Avangard and Dagger hypersonic nuclear systems have been put into service, Zircon hypersonic missiles, a new generation of S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems and others are on the way.. Read more about new sources of threats in Alexey Izhak's article \?