hypersonic missiles

UK plans hypersonic missiles to match China and Russia

According to a report, Britain intends to furnish its armed forces with an indigenously developed hypersonic cruise missile by the conclusion of the current decade. The Sunday Telegraph reports that military leaders are under pressure to develop a weapon capable of traveling at velocities greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. This is to catch up with China, Russia, and the United States.