The United Kingdom will allocate up to 1 billion pounds for the purchase of hypersonic weapons - the media

The British Defense Ministry states that there is no single term for the definition of hypersonic weapons, but during the summer they will work out the issue of purchasing such weapons. The UK Ministry of Defense intends to allocate up to 1 billion pounds to accelerate the purchase of hypersonic weapons. About it reports Evening Standart.

The defense department published a preliminary information message in which potential suppliers intention to accelerate the development of hypersonic capabilities of the United Kingdom. To do this, they will be ready to enter into an agreement with several suppliers. "This will be a common corporate approach to accelerate the acquisition by the Ministry of Defense of the advanced potential of hypersonic stroke.

It is expected that the framework program will have the cost of up to £ 1 billion during the seven -year period," the message reads. In the summer, it is planned to work out the issue of development of the hypersonic weapon program. The British Ministry of Defense also noted that there is no conventional definition of the term "hypersonic rocket". It is usually used to describe rockets that move in the Earth's atmosphere for a long time at a speed of 5 times higher than the speed of sound.