Growing threats raise the stakes for why the U.S. must prevail in this essential domain.
Kinzhal
China and Russia made huge strides in missile technology, while U.S. air base defense has languished. Now the United States is playing catch-up.
The United States is on a crash course to field prototype hypersonic weapons within three years, with more elaborate and mature systems to follow soon after. Flight tests will ramp up quickly this year, with follow-on tests as frequently as every six weeks over the ...