Strike anywhere in < 1 hour No manned pilots necessary, DARPA’s
Falcon HTV-2 is unmanned and is in development to be able to
attack anywhere in the world at Mach 17 to 22. Right now, the
bullet like aircraft can fly fast and nose dive in the ocean.
One may wonder, why not just launch a missile to accomplish the
same thing? Maybe, you want a recall. Maybe you want to maneuver
and make changes upon arrival at the target. Maybe it’s cheaper
to have a reusable aircraft. “Experimental Aircraft to Go From
Zero to 13,000 in Hypersonic Test Launch Published August 09,
2011 Falcon HTV-2 is an arrow-shaped aircraft that launches in a
rocket, separates and then glides at hypersonic speeds of 13,000
mph through the Earth’s atmosphere. An unmanned aircraft that
can travel at the breakneck speed of 20 times the speed of sound
will take off Wednesday from an Air Force base in California for
a test flight. The Falcon HTV-2 is an arrow-shaped aircraft that
launches on a rocket, separates and then glides at hypersonic
speeds o