April 6, 2022- 10:11 a.m.
Australia, US, UK Military Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles
The US, Britain, and Australia announced on Tuesday (April 5) that they will work together to develop hypersonic missiles under the recently created AUKUS military alliance.
President Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the plan in a joint statement.
The leaders said they are “committed today to commence new trilateral cooperation on hypersonics and counter-hypersonics, and electronic warfare capabilities, as well as to expand information sharing and to deepen cooperation on defense innovation.”
US military leaders have been calling for more investment in the development of hypersonics and other advanced weaponry, which they see as vital for competing with China and Russia.
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said Tuesday that the US Air Force recently successfully tested a hypersonic cruise missile made by Lockheed Martin
