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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A missile launches at night in a cloud of fire and smoke.

Hypersonic Launch

A common hypersonic glide body launches from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, during a Defense Department flight experiment, March 19, 2020. The Missile Defense Agency monitored and gathered tracking data from the flight that will help inform the DOD's hypersonic technology development.

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