The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command conducts the first flight of the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon concept, Nov. 18, 2011.

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command last week conducted the first test flight of the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) concept.

The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon, or AHW, was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, at 1:30 a.m. Aleutian time.

While $71 million may not seem like much in Washington, a recent approval of this tidy sum by Congress continues the Army’s rapid development of the cutting-edge boost-glide Advanced Hypersonic Weapon ...

This November 2011 photo shows the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command conducting the first flight of the U.S.'s Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) concept.

The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon concept uses a first-of-its-kind glide vehicle designed to fly within the earth's atmosphere, according to the Department of Defense.

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