CUTTING EDGE: DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF AEROSPACE TECH NOLOGY: THE USAF'S NEXT BIG THING: ARSENAL PLANES WITH HYPERSONIC MISSILES

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THE'ARSENAL PLANE'that the US Air Force is developing in order to haul large numbers of munitions into battle might also carry new hypersonic weapons capable of flying faster than five times the speed of sound. Despite other officials hinting that adapted cargo aircraft could function as flying arsenals, Will Roper, the air force's top weapons-buyer, in late 2019 seemed to lean toward equipping B-52 bombers for the role.