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Letting the Cat Out of the Bag or Disinformation?

"This Thing Is Actually Real" - US Army Accidentally Reveals New Hypersonic Missile

A new hypersonic weapon could be in development after plans, or at least the outline of the program, "emerged inadvertently" on social media last week managed by Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy that describes a Mach 5-plus missile with capabilities to penetrate the world's most advanced missile defense shields, reported Aviation Week.

The photo is from the Association of the United States Army conference last fall, and was uploaded to McCarthy's Flickr page last week -- shows the military official holding a weapons briefing slide that reads: "Vintage Racer — Loitering Weapon System (LWS) Overview."

The slide is laying down on a table and nearly impossible to understand. Still, six bullet points state: "Hypersonic ingress," "Survivable," "Time Over Target," "Multi-role," "Modular Payload," and "Cost Imposition Strategy."

Near McCarthy's right hand, the bottom line reads, "Long Range, Rapid Ingress."

Aviation Week said there was a reference to the Vintage Racer program in Defense Department budget justification documents but went unnoticed by many: (read more)

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