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Britain plans to equip its armed forces with a homegrown hypersonic cruise missile by the end of the decade, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Military chiefs are under pressure to catch up with China, Russia and the US by developing a weapon capable of flying at speeds higher than Mach 5 – five times the speed of sound, according to The Sunday Telegraph.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Defence wants the missile to be designed and built in the UK and to enter service by 2030.<\/p>\n

Plans are at an early stage, the newspaper reported, although there is no decision on whether the missile will be launched from land, sea or air.<\/p>\n

It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to spend 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence<\/strong><\/a> by 2030.<\/p>\n

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Ballistic weapons can also reach hypersonic speeds but the difference is in manoeuvrability – ballistic weapons generally have fixed paths but the path of a hypersonic weapon can be changed after launch, making it difficult to destroy.<\/p>\n

The US, Russia and China are the main players in the hypersonic weapons race but other countries, such as North Korea, claim to have tested hypersonic weapons.<\/p>\n

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The development of hypersonic capabilities is part of Pillar Two of AUKUS – a defence and security pact between the UK, Australia and the US.<\/p>\n

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Last month the US tested a hypersonic cruise missile on an atoll in the Marshall Islands in a message to its rival in the Pacific – China. It is the latest in a number of hypersonic weapons tests the country has completed in recent years.<\/p>\n

The MoD would not comment in detail on the development of Britain’s hypersonic missile capability, citing national security.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said: “We are pursuing hypersonic technologies to further develop UK sovereign advanced capabilities.<\/p>\n

“We continue to invest in our equipment to meet current and future threats.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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