On the recordJuly 22, 2026
I mean the Biden administration ignored hypersonics. They just decided to pretend like that technology didn’t exist and we shouldn’t invest in it.
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Pete Hegseth
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Hegseth criticized the Biden administration's neglect of hypersonic technology.
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