The U.S. is in a race to field the capability and develop systems to defend against hypersonic missiles, which China and ...

The latest test of the C-HGB missile proceeded without problems. The weapon tested by the Americans will give them the capability for a quick strike at a distance of nearly 1,500 miles (2,400 km).

The system comprises a Lockheed Martin rocket booster and a Dynetics Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB), which destroys targets with kinetic energy alone, reaching speeds above Mach 5.