The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have agreed to develop hypersonic weapons

According to the newspaper, President Joe Biden may soon announce the extension of the Tripartite Security Agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (called AUKUS). The announcement could arrive as early as Tuesday, although it has not been confirmed in Washington, London or Canberra.

France Telecom states that the agreement was reached because the Pentagon realized the need to intensify its efforts to develop hypersonic weapons, with China ahead of them in developing technology. While the US has tested the new devices less than a dozen times, the Asian country has already conducted hundreds of tests using hypersonic missiles capable of accelerating at five times the speed of sound.

Don’t forget to sign AUKUS After that, a lot of tension arose Between one of the largest members of the federation and Australia because the latter canceled an order for the former submarine. As part of the AUKUS agreement, Australia agreed with the United States to buy nuclear-powered but conventionally armed submarines, and terminated a $10 billion contract with France in 2016 to buy 12 conventionally powered submarines.

China “at least years ahead” of the United States in the development of hypersonic weapons

– Gregory Hayes, CEO of US arms maker Raytheon, said:.

Admiral John Aquilino recently spoke in an interview that the US and Australia are stepping up cooperation in both space and cyber, in part due to growing concern about China’s hypersonic weapons.

The ability to identify, track, and defend hypersonic missiles is already essential.

Aquilino said.

Hypersonic missiles are a headache for the United States because they are able to perform precise maneuvers while in flight even at very high speeds, unlike ballistic missiles which follow a specific trajectory and are therefore easy to pick up.