Pentagon won't be buying air-launched hypersonic missile after failed test: report

in an illustration, a missile flies above the earth and clouds. far behind is a large military plane that deployed the missile

The U.S. Air Force will not use a Lockheed Martin-made hypersonic weapon after a troubled set of tests, the service's acquisition lead said on Wednesday (March 29).

The service's new AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW ("Arrow") was supposed to be the United States military's first hypersonic weapon to reach operational status. A successful test happened in December, with a peak velocity five times the speed of sound, following several failed efforts.