HACM: the fastest cruise missile in the world
The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) will be the first weapon with a hypersonic direct-jet engine (HSGV) put into production. The Pentagon has a wide variety of cruise missiles in its arsenal, including the new JASSM-ER and the well-known Tomahawk. However, the missile, which will add to the arsenal in 2027, is very different from its forebears. The 20 times faster new winged Hypersonic Attack (HACM). The HACM will be the first air-jet engine-powered weapon that is mass-produced. Australia and the US started working together in 2020 as part of the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE). The project was named after the group of stars that is on the Australian flag. The goal is to make a hypersonic air-jet weapon system based on US and Australian planes. · F/A-18 Super Hornet ; · F-35A Joint Strike Fighter ; · P-8A Poseidon and others. American defense contractors Raytheon and Northrop Grumman just...