US Nuclear-Capable Bomber Fires Mach-8 Hypersonic Missile in Simulated Arctic Drill
US Nuclear-Capable Bomber Fires Mach-8 Hypersonic Missile in Simulated Arctic Drill In reporting on the nearly-completed Northern Edge 21 war games in Alaska and in the waters surrounding it, U.S. Air Force disclosed that a B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-capable bomber flew from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to the massive Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex to engage in a test of a new hypersonic missile. The test was described by the Air Force as a milestone event. A prototype of the hypersonic missile is capable of flying at eight times the speed of sound (Mach 8) and has a range of a thou...