Hypersonisk slede - Mach 5 på bakken er kvikt...... DefenseNews

USA ligger etter Russland og Kina i utviklingen av superraske missiler. Det var nok en voldsom overraskelse at Kina kunne skyte hypersoniske missiler fra  ICBM. (Red.)

U.S. Air Force Conducts Hypersonic Sled Test Recoveries, As Service Looks to Future Test and Evaluation

A hypersonic sled travels 5,300-feet per second on a 10-mile monorail and 

is recovered as part of the Hypersonic Sled Recovery effort at the Arnold 

Engineering Development Complex High Speed Test Track at Holloman 

AFB, N.M. Since July 2021, two tests have been conducted as part of a 

capability development effort to prepare for the increased need for 

hypersonic test and evaluation in support of the National Defense Strategy

 (U.S. Air Force Photo)