Pentagon Officials Acknowledge Uncertainty in Defending Against Hypersonic Missiles US News | The Epoch Times https://ift.tt/QmkPq6p The United States Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking nearly $30 billion in its $680 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget request for missile defeat and defense programs across all branches of the military. Right now, the DOD is in a race to develop its own hypersonic missiles and engineer effective defenses against the high-velocity, maneuverable missiles being developed by Russia and, particularly, by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). During questioning by Senate Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chair Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) in a May 9 budget hearing, four flag officers said some existing systems have “capabilities” against hypersonic weapons but did not know for sure until they are tested against the evolving missile systems.... May 09, 2023 at 11:58PM https://ift.tt/TLm1n02 John Haughey https://ift.tt/3GNRVsx
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