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Adding another test track would offer the US DoD a significant boost to hypersonic development efforts.

Summary

  1. The current track at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, is more than 70-years old.
  2. The Pentagon is working to increase the number of hypersonic tests it can undertake.
  3. Modified Global Hawk un-crewed aircraft will support hypersonic flight tests from the air.

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