FOX NEWS: Why the US 2020 budget massively pushes hypersonic weapons

Why the US 2020 budget massively pushes hypersonic weapons



The Air Force’s increased 2020 budget takes another step in an aggressive plan to prototype, test and deploy hypersonic weapons on an expedited schedule -- to defend against enemy attacks by fast-tracking an ability to launch high-impact, high-speed attacks at Mach. 5 - five times the speed of sound.