Depending on the Pentagon and the U.S. Defense Research Agency (DARPA), unmanned aerial vehicles capable of flying faster than sound 20 times to try.

The aim of the project, within an hour hit a point anywhere in the world.

'Falcon HTV-2', called the arrow-shaped airplane, a rocket carrying itself today Vandenberg air base in the U.S. state of California launched the sky. By the rocket that will be allocated to a specific height of the vehicle, approximately 21 thousand miles per hour is expected to reach top speed. (In this, the Falcon HTV-2 in New York City - Los Angeles, the distance between the means able to fold in less than 12 minutes).

Falcon HTV-2, also tested in March and April of last year, but a total of 9 minutes in the air kalabilmişti. DARPA announced the project's purpose, when the American army in the world at any point within an hour vurabilmesi said. U.S. Air Force Major Chris Schulz, high speeds and to verify assumptions about the previously released kavuşturulamamış have expressed a desire to have an opinion.

Current range of 6 thousand 500 kilometers to continue to develop the Falcon HTV-2 were recorded.