U.S. Army Vintage Racer Concept Suggests Hypersonic Entry For Loitering UAS

Steve Trimble June 08, 2020
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy receiving briefing at AUSA
As Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy (far right) received a briefing at the Association of the U.S. Army meeting in the General Atomics booth on multiple topics, his hand rested on a briefing paper revealing critical new details about the Vintage Racer concept.
Credit: U.S. Army
An inadvertent release indicates the U.S. Army is working on a loitering weapon system that can enter a target area at hypersonic speed, then dispense one or multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to loiter above the area for 60-90 min. The Vintage Racer completed flight testing in 2019 The...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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