US Air Force secretary admits failure on second launch of full-fledged AGM-183A hypersonic missile prototype

The U.S. Air Force has again faced test failures as part of the creation of hypersonic missiles. This was stated by US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, speaking to US congressmen.

The US Air Force has now reached flight tests of a full-fledged prototype of the latest air-to-ground hypersonic missile created under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program. The first launch of the rocket, carried out in December last year, was considered successful, but the second, which took place this month, was not successful. This was what Kendall was talking about, answering a question from one of the congressmen.

The ones we just did weren't successful. We didn't get the data we needed from the tests.

- he said.

Earlier, the US Air Force command issued a statement stating that the AGM-13A hypersonic missile was tested on March 183. The launch, as in previous times, was carried out by a B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Nothing was said about the test results.

In the summer of 2022, the US Air Force announced the transition to testing a full-fledged prototype. Prior to this, in the framework of the first stage, the Americans conducted 12 launches, of which nine were unsuccessful. At the second stage, two launches were made, while the score between successful and unsuccessful launches is equal.

The AGM-183A ARRW missile is being created in response to similar developments in Russia and China. The B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers (four missiles per "strategist") will be the first to receive a hypersonic missile. In the future, they plan to put it into service with promising strategic bombers B-21 Raider.

Comments

[tralflot1832]

It looks like a "traitor" from Russia sent the US in the right direction two years ago.

[Vicontas]

Columnist Baranets wrote that there were two traitors. But in addition to information, there must be skill! Won China bought the SU-33 from Russia and copied the engines. But the engines cannot give out the same power! And they use more fuel. The USA bought a bunch of RD-180 rocket engines for their space programs, but they can’t build their own! Although the engines are in front of their eyes, they cannot reproduce! And now they are starting to roll a barrel against Russia, which has banned the supply of engines due to sanctions! Because of what the United States is in jeopardy of space launches! Well, whatever they wanted, they got it!

[voyaka uh]

"Although the engines are in front of their eyes, but they cannot reproduce!" ///
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This is a very outdated engine. It was bought in large quantities because of the incredible cheapness.
NASA has its own engines, and Space-X (reusable), and Boeing.

[isv000]

Quote: voyaka uh

This is a very outdated engine. It was bought in large quantities because of the incredible cheapness.

Small spool but precious! It doesn’t matter that it’s outdated, it’s important that they fly and can’t recreate, but so - at least call it a pot ...

[Mordvin 3]

Quote: isv000

Small spool but precious! It doesn’t matter that it’s outdated, it’s important that they fly and can’t recreate, but so - at least call it a pot ...

Building factories for the production of this engine will cost an astronomical amount, it’s easier to buy a hundred from Mask. No need. For the same reason, we cannot recreate Buran, it is easier to make a new one.

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Quote: mordvin xnumx

Building factories for the production of this engine will cost an astronomical amount, it’s easier to buy a hundred from Mask.

Rocketdyne didn't have factories? Some kind of stupid excuse.

Quote: mordvin xnumx

No need. For the same reason, we cannot recreate Buran, it is easier to make a new one.

It's not about "can" or "can't". The point is in the design of such a stage - it is outdated. All companies that develop this will step on the same rake as the shuttles.

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Quote: voyaka uh

This is a very outdated engine.

The fake distributed by the ULA, while the latter use these engines to the full, and even in manned launches.

Quote: voyaka uh

It was bought in large quantities because of the incredible cheapness.

Not a completely true statement, but since when is the cheapness of an engine a bad thing? If an "obsolete engine" is cheaper than new ones, then why do we need these new ones?

Quote: voyaka uh

NASA has its own engines, and Space-X (reusable), and Boeing.

RD-180 is also reusable. But the first stage of the Atlas-5 is not.

[vkfriendly]

There are no disputes. Only there the sport lotto will fly, it will not fly, and this is hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars. Insurance companies probably have a good gesheft.

[evgen1221]

You are wrong, for the benefit of the United States, they will sell their mother and homeland. That’s why they ride on ours, which is cheaper than making their own, but they could make theirs so cheap and fly on their own.

[Derbes19]

Maybe, it was just cheaper to buy until recently. You generally read before writing news in the space industry.

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Quote from: Derbes19

Maybe, it was just cheaper to buy until recently. You generally read before writing news in the space industry.

Such people cannot. The price of the last batches was high enough to make the contract profitable for us.

[Plate]

Perhaps (most likely) that person passed on what he had access to. How to sell another? After all, it is not only the design that needs to be known, it is also necessary to know the composition of the alloys, the production technology of these alloys ... and in the USA and Russia, even the markings are different for metals.
In general, just take and copy will not work. Even when copying the B-29 from nature, the USSR experienced a lot of problems. Everything is in some inches, alloys are used that Soviet metallurgy does not produce, complex wire schemes ... and this is on a World War II bomber. And there is so much in a hypersonic rocket ...
However, I am sure that the US will successfully solve all problems, if only it does not lose its hegemonic status in the coming years. After all, they are still the world scientific and technological center.

[opuonmed]

it's very good if it's not misinformation! Russia has time!

[Reserve officer]

"...More and more behind.
Well, I hope that comes
Second breath to me.

Then I search for the third one,
Then - the fourth breath ...
Well, I'm on the fifth, of course, cut
Distance from the Guinean! ... "

V.S. Vysotsky

[Rumata]

Quote: opuonmed

it's very good if it's not misinformation! Russia has time!

Yes. There are 5 years. Therefore, the Russian Federation cannot stand still and rest on its laurels.
Z.Y. This also applies to SVO.

[Filibuster]

It looks like the launcher - the slingshot (catapult) is broken.

[lukash66]

How so? Zrada Zrada. Just yesterday there was an article here that they already require 6,3 yards for production and plan to start as early as 24. A beautiful cut.

[South Ukrainian]

In their language, this is called: a partially successful test. Let them spend green papers on hypersound too and print more, I hope, even during my lifetime, the US project will die.

[Sedov]

Well, if not cunning. Then, not everything is carnival for the cat. This is not for you to print tugriks on a machine tool ..

[Ezekiel 25-17]

So, why are they surprised: these developments in the USSR-RF are already 40 years old, and the Americans have been actively conducting them since 2010: "... It's a Long Way tu Tipperary .."

[Rumata]

Quote: Ezekiel 25-17

Ezekiel 25-17

Uncle, learn materiel! For pi ... dos with hypersound for 60 years, the card is out of suit.

In the 1960s, the United States carried out a program to develop and fly an experimental North American X-15 rocket plane, which became the first in history and for 40 years the only GLA aircraft to perform suborbital manned space flights. In the USA, 13 of his flights above 80 km, and in the world (FAI) - 2 of them, in which the space limit of 100 km was exceeded, are recognized as suborbital manned space flights, and their participants are astronauts.

Similar programs in the USSR and other states and countries.

"Silbervogel"
North American X-15
X-20 Dyna Soar
Spiral

[KCA]

And you teach, Spiral was never a suborbital GLA project, it was an orbital fighter-bomber project

[Reklastik]

This is all because of the failure they have that on board the "Lockeed Martin" is painted. No need to paint this damn thing. And they don't even need to do that. It's a sin.

[Michael]

Hypersound is a stage already passed (for Russia and partly for China). The next step will be the adoption of an orbital attacker (as soon as all international treaties are completely fucked up and it becomes possible to militarize space with strike weapons). And there are Soviet developments in this direction, and you can not start from scratch.

[Plate]

In order to seriously militarize space, super-heavy launch vehicles are needed. In the US, there is an SLS, a partially reusable Falcon Heavy, although not as heavy, in development by Starship. Do we have something close in terms of carrying capacity?

[Michael]

Quote: Plate

Do we have something close in terms of carrying capacity?

We will not dissemble and agree that no. Also, not cunningly, we note that SLS is very seriously based on stealthy documentation and naturally staggered Energia nodes.
We also agree that the Russian Federation can build a super-heavy rocket not even in a decade, but in a matter of years. So to say, if a roasted rooster pecks, then - "" We are 50-100 years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or we will be crushed."

[vorobejti]

These statements look the most doubtful to be honest.

[Nord11]

As I understand it, the United States failed to fully steal the secret of Russian hypers. Not all livestock Shrovetide ..

[Derbes19]

Failure to launch a prototype is normal. PROTOTYPE! Pure workflow.

[egorMTG]

- Bullshit! ... Our president claimed that the Americans were ten years behind us in terms of "hyper" ... and even said that we could sell them such missiles - if only they would ask. So, the Americans will not have such missiles for a long time - but we have them! ...

[egorMTG]

Quote: Flibuster

It looks like the launcher - the slingshot (catapult) is broken.

- With this approach - we will not go far ...

[Filibuster]

This is not about us, but about the incompetent in the United States.
They've been fiddling with hypersonics for several years now.

[egorMTG]

Hypersound is a stage already passed ...

- Just like with the laser "Peresvet" .... - Stepped over, and went on ...

[agoran]

And what about Zamwalt (Zumwalt class destroyers), they drank money from a cardboard boat that is not functional.

[opposite28]

The ones we just did weren't successful. We didn't get the data we needed from the tests.

- he said.

It is strange that the developers of the AGM-183A ARRW, represented by Lockheed Martin, do not blame Chinese intrigues and Russian hacker attacks on the corporate network for their failures, very strange.

[isv000]

The ones we just did weren't successful. We didn't get the data we needed from the tests.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine admitted that it is impossible to intercept Russian hypersonic missiles...

[KT315A]

Russia needs to create a super rocket with a 100 megaton filling, hide it in a mine beyond the Urals from terrorists. At the UN, say this to protect the Earth from comets, and then how it goes ...

[Hitmaster]

It should be noted that they took a more difficult path - they launch a rocket from a subsonic carrier. When they succeed, we will have to catch up with them.

[tolmachiev51]

Well done FSB, they caught all the spies and traitors on this topic !!! They will build golden hypersound, there is already an airplane !!!

[Pankrat25]

Now they will again sift the sand in the funnel after the use of our rocket.