Air Force bombers carry out live flight test of hypersonic missile

Air Force bombers carry out live flight test of hypersonic missile

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/14/air-force-bombers-carry-out-live-flight-test-hyper/

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress long-range bomber successfully completed a live-flight test of an advanced hypersonic missile in California, service officials said Friday.

An inert, prototype version of the AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon was loaded onto a B-52 at Edwards Air Force Base in California, where it was flown around in the plane's fuselage and monitored for the effects from air drag and vibrations due to the flight, a service statement says.