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Hindering the spread of a new class of weapon – hypersonic missiles

A U.S. Air Force B-52 carries the X-51 Hypersonic Vehicle out to the range for a launch test from Edwards AFB, California in this handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force on May 1, 2013. The X-51 achieved Mach 5.1 traveling 230 nautical miles in just over six minutes making this test the longest air-breathing hypersonic flight ever. REUTERS/Bobbi Zapka/USAF/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT MILITARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - GM1E95402NB01

A new class of threat – hypersonic missiles can fly at five miles per second Image: REUTERS/Bobbi Zapka/USAF/Handout

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Hypersonic cruise missiles (HCMs), are powered all the way to their targets by rockets or high-speed jet engines. Image: Defense Advanced Research Projects
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