"US Military Aborts Hypersonic Missile Test Launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station"

The US military has canceled a planned test launch of a new hypersonic missile system from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. No reason was given for the cancellation, but the Department of Defense stated that the test was still useful in collecting data for the program's development. The Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), a land-based missile system, is believed to be the system under test. The LRHW consists of a solid-fuel rocket booster and a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) that can glide towards its target at speeds above Mach 5, making it difficult to track and intercept.