Lockheed Sees Future For Hypersonic Glide Vehicles On GBSD

Credit: Lockheed says it would compete for any program to develop a maneuvering hypersonic glide vehicle to arm GBSD, and its proposed missile design has accommodations for such a payload: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin says the next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile it has proposed to the U.S. Air Force to replace the Boeing Minuteman III is modular enough to someday carry maneuvering hypersonic glide vehicles. The Air Force has specified that the missile for the Ground-Based Strategic...

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