DARPA seeks ‘unconstrained, radical’ concepts for next-gen hypersonic cruise missile

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The Pentagon’s secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably and at scale.