The Defense Department has called a meeting of CEOs of major defense companies from across the U.S. to stress the urgency in producing new hypersonic weapons to catch up to the stock piles of foes like and . Sec. Lloyd Austin will participate in the Feb. 3 meeting, along with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Heidi Shyu a defense undersecretary who oversees all hypersonic weapons development, according to Defense One. The meeting comes after a series of high-profile test failures in 2021. Hypersonic missiles, which are difficult to shoot down and move at speeds similar to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), have been a top priority for Pentagon officials in recent years.
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