According to the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is moving forward with developing the first hypersonic weapon for the Air Force.
A staff announcement from Barksdale Air Force Base says that the first steps have been taken to make the Air Force's first air-launched hypersonic weapon a reality. As early as fall 2023, the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW for short, is expected to be complete and ready for deployment.
The AGM-183 ARRW is a hypersonic air-to-ground missile planned for use by the United States Air Force. Lockheed Martin made the boost-glide vehicle. It has a rocket motor that speeds it up to more than Mach 5 before it glides to its target.
The U.S. Air Force granted Lockheed Martin a $480 million contract in August 2018 to develop an air-launched hypersonic weapon. In June 2019, the AGM-183A ARRW ("Arrow"), the resulting missile, underwent its initial captive carry flight test on board a B-52 of the United States Air Force.
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