US Army’s Hypersonic Test Facility Successfully Fires Through Artificial Rainfield
Ritambhara K
December 18, 2025
11:12 am
Engineers at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Aerophysics Research Facility successfully fired a hypersonic projectile through an artificial rainfield at speeds over Mach 8. The test provides critical data on how rain affects vehicles traveling faster than 3 kilometers per second, informing the design of next-generation weapons.
