Pentagon is testing a new series of hypersonic weapons prototypes as a response to Russian and Chinese progress in the area of hypersonics, The National Interest writes.

According to the National Interest, flight tests, demonstrations, ground testing and advanced air-vehicle configuration prototyping are all providing data for an Air Force, DARPA and Raytheon hypersonic weapons program called Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapons Concept, or HAWC.

It is mentioned that the Popular Mechanics report quotes Chinese State Media as having announced a successful test of a new “wave-rider” Hypersonic vehicle.

As for the Russians, some experts refer to Putin’s claim that Russia has hypersonic weapons.