A top DeptofDefense official focused on hypersonic weapons does not believe the US is in the middle of an arms race against China and Russia.
A group of defense officials testified in front of a House subcommittee on Friday about the status of the U.S. hypersonic weapons program, systems that travel five times the speed of sound and have additional maneuverability, and those of adversaries.
Dr. Michael Horowitz, the director of the Emerging Capabilities Policy Office with the Pentagon, told subcommittee members the department is planning to"develop conventionally armed regionally based hypersonic weapons."
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