The US Air Force conducted the first flight tests of the HACM hypersonic missile

The United States Air Force (AFC) has conducted its first flight test of the hypersonic Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). This was reported by the TWZ portal.

Flight tests took place at a test site in Australia. “The flight was the culmination of an extensive series of tests designed to evaluate the missile's performance under realistic flight conditions,” a US Air Force spokesman told the publication.

The portal recalls that HACM consists of two stages - a rocket accelerator and a ramjet engine, which separates from the accelerator and dives towards the target. The missile is scheduled to enter service with the US Air Force in 2027.