US Air Force successfully conducts hypersonic weapon test

B-52 bomber fires weapon at five times speed of sound off Southern California

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Washington: The US Air Force said on Monday it had conducted a successful test of a hypersonic weapon, which flew at five times the speed of sound.

The test was conducted on Saturday off the coast of Southern California when a B-52 bomber released an Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, the Air Force said in a statement.

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