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To: Trader77 who wrote (359338)

1/7/2026 9:17:49 PM

From: combjelly

Respond to of 362248

That Chinese test was a boost-glide vehicle.

Here is a list of US tests of hypersonics from 2010 to 2023. There are later ones.

It was in 1980 when the US first tested maneuverability in hypersonic missiles. And, of course, there was the X-15 program in the 1950s. But those were manned craft.

Date (Approx)	Weapon	Type	Outcome
4/22/2010	Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2)	Boost-Glide	Partial Success
5/26/2010	Boeing X-51 Waverider	Scramjet	Success
7/29/2010	Hypersonics Flight Demonstration program (HyFly)	Scramjet	Failure
3/24/2011	Boeing X-51 Waverider	Scramjet	Partial Success
8/11/2011	Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2)	Boost-Glide	Partial Success
11/17/2011	Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW)	Boost-Glide	Success
8/14/2012	Boeing X-51 Waverider	Scramjet	Failure
5/1/2013	Boeing X-51 Waverider	Scramjet	Success
8/25/2014	Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW)	Boost-Glide	Failure
10/30/2017	Common Hypersonic Glide Body (FE-1)	Boost-Glide	Success
3/19/2020	Common Hypersonic Glide Body (FE-2)	Boost-Glide	Success
12/2020	Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)	Scramjet	Failure
4/5/2021	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Failure
5/1/2021	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Success
7/28/2021	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Failure
9/2021	Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)	Scramjet	Success
10/21/2021	Common Hypersonic Glide Body (FT-3)	Boost-Glide	Failure
12/15/2021	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Failure
3/2022	Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)	Scramjet	Success
5/14/2022	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Success
6/1/2022	Common Hypersonic Glide Body	Boost-Glide	Failure
6/29/2022	Operational Fires (OpFires)	Boost-Glide	Success
7/12/2022	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Success
7/18/2022	Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)	Scramjet	Success
12/9/2022	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Not Disclosed
1/30/2023	Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)	Scramjet	Success
3/13/2023	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Failure
8/19/2023	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Not Disclosed
10/12/2023	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Not Disclosed
12/9/2023	AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon)	Boost-Glide	Success