Article: Air Force Vice Chief Not Sold On Near-Term Hypersonic Solutions.(Hypersonic airplanes, a distant technology, according to Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Moseley, Michael )

By Lorenzo Cortes

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley is not convinced that the defense industry can develop a realistic near-term exoatmospheric hypersonic vehicle, but does believe a solution in the hypersonic field could come in the long term.

"As you guys know, we're spending a reasonable amount of money on hypersonics. The fact of the matter is the technology doesn't exist yet," Moseley said during the Precision Strike Association's 2004 Winter Roundtable in Arlington, Va. Moseley also said numerous elements of a hypersonic platform, such as propulsion, temperature management and guidance systems, were not technologically mature ...

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