The Pentagon said the US and Norway have successfully tested a solid-propellant jet engine as part of a joint project to develop hypersonic weapons.
The Pentagon indicated that the experiments were conducted on September 17 and 18, and both operations were considered successful because “high supersonic speed was reached before the jet engine stopped working after running out of fuel, and both vehicles fell into the water. “
It is noteworthy that the launch of two aircraft occurred from a field on the island of Andoa in northwestern Norway.
It is reported that in 2020 a joint US-Norwegian project was launched to develop hypersonic, high-speed and long-range weapons THOR-ER.
The Pentagon confirmed the completion of the first phase of the project, which included the joint development of jet technologies and verification of their work.
Source: TASS