http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14497641The US military lost contact with an unmanned hypersonic test aircraft shortly after its launch, defence officials have said.
The Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) - capable of reaching any target in the world in less than an hour - began a test flight from atop a rocket on Thursday.
Contact was also lost with a similar craft during the first mission.
The HTV-2 is designed to travel at 13,000mph (21,000km/h).
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), which is funding the HTV-2 programme and overseeing the tests, said the small craft was capable of reaching speeds of Mach 20.............(read more)
Who needs rioters when the USA can lose one of these , it could drop anywhere.
Nice to know that the American nation can afford to just lose billions of dollars at the touch of a button. The money spent losing 2 ( that they admit to so far) of these craft could help their budget problems and feed millions of starving kids for years to come.
