The United States plans to spend $11 billion in 2024 on the purchase of new hypersonic missiles

Data on US purchases of new weapons from the national military-industrial complex was published on Monday, March 13, by the Pentagon in the form of background documents on its draft budget. About it writes TASS with reference to the source.

In fiscal year 2024, the US Department of Defense will allocate $11 billion for the purchase of precision-guided hypersonic missiles.

“Investments include continued development, testing and procurement of hypersonic missiles and other long-range strike systems, large-scale development of hypersonic prototypes, and the acquisition of 24 hypersonic missiles,” the documents say.

Earlier it was reported that the military authorities from the Pentagon intend to decommission all A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft by 2029. At the same time, F-16 fighters will take their place in the US Air Force.