Pentagon Successfully Tests Rocket Supersonic Speed ​​Exceeded

Hawaii - The Pentagon managed to make a rocket bomb tests supersonic cruise speed exceeding hypersonic alias. The rocket bombs claimed to be able to reach its target in less an hour. Wow!

As reported by news.com.au, Friday (11/18/2011), the rocket was launched from Hawaii and was named by the acronym AHW (Advanced Hypersonic Weapon). The bomb was able to pass through the Pacific sky with hypersonic speed before the end of the target at the Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. Kwajalein isabout 4,000 kilometers south of Hawaii.

"This bomb has a weight of 13,607 pounds that is designed to destroy targets located deep in the soil. The scientists who developed this bomb calls, bomb the flying speed exceeding five times the speed of sound."

"This test aims to collect data on aerodynamics, navigation, guidance and control, as well as thermal protection technology," said a Pentagon spokesman, Lt. Col. Melinda Morgan.

AHW program is part of the U.S. military project that is expected to send conventional weapons to various places within an hour. For this project, the Pentagon has invested approximately $ U.S. 240 million.