US military’s top secret £260million ‘Project Mayhem’ aims to build hypersonic bomber that can fly at 7,000mph

AMERICA is planning to build a hypersonic bomber that can fly at 7,000mph in a top secret scheme dubbed “Project Mayhem”. When Russia and China introduced their hypersonic weapons, the US seemed to be lagging behind – but the country’s Air Force has set their eyes on a bigger prize. 1 The render model of hypersonic plane that will be able to reach ten times the speed of sound Credit: AFRL/Leidos rendering The £260million project plans to build a bomber capable of high speeds that can confound enemy’s modern air defence. And it won’t be a one-use weapon – the…