US reportedly working on developing hyper-sonic missile to tackle Russia, China

In the face of mounting threat from Russia and China, the US has also reportedly begun to develop a hyper-sonic missile. In the current round, relations with Russia have come at a very low level. At the same time, China continued to threaten regarding South China Sea. In view of this, the US Air Force is spending nearly one billion dollars on its development. For this, Lockheed Martin has been given a contract of about $ 928 million. This missile is capable of running faster than the speed of the sound. This is a big step in the direction of the hyper-sonic Conventional Strike Weapon program. America is also preparing tectonic boost glide program. It is being prepared with the help of DAPRA. Both of them are engaged in developing an advanced prototype that can be fired from an American jet. In the future, a hyper-sonic missile will play an important role in changing the course of the war.
American Defense Department officials have publicly said that hyper-sonic weapons are capable of attacking US missile systems. It means that the United States is working on a plan to thwart any nuclear attack on its territory. A missile capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound or at the rate of more than 5 MAC is classified as a hyper-sonic missile. This missile can destroy any missile system. Pentagon Research and Development Head Michael Griffin believes that the ability to create such a missile is both with China and Russia, in this sense the threat has increased for the US. He described the development of hyper-sonic missile as the first priority. He said that while being aware of the danger, it is also necessary that we have such technology and missiles that we can fend off the enemy attack by preparing fighter aircraft in a very short time.