Bloomberg
President Donald Trump unveiled the official flag for his Space Force at the White House, touting American military might including the development of what he called “the super-duper missile.â€
Trump said the US is “building right now incredible military equipment,†including a missile that would travel faster than any other in the world “by a factor of almost three.â€
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed his country has already developed and fielded a hypersonic nuclear missile ahead of the US. The Pentagon has been working on the technology.
Jonathan Rath Hoffman, a Pentagon spokesman, tweeted that “the Department of Defense is working on developing a range of hypersonic missiles to counter our adversaries.â€
Last December, Trump signed into law a measure to create the Space Force, saying the US needed to expand its military presence in space. The Air Force previously oversaw offensive and defensive operations in space.