Rapid Dragon- in pictures

  • Rapid Dragon, a system for launching stealth cruise missiles from cargo planes, shown in an animated video. Photo: Lockhead Martin
    Rapid Dragon, a system for launching stealth cruise missiles from cargo planes, shown in an animated video. Photo: Lockhead Martin
  • Cargo aircraft are seen as potential launch platforms for cruise missiles by the US Air Force. Photo: Lockhead Martin
    Cargo aircraft are seen as potential launch platforms for cruise missiles by the US Air Force. Photo: Lockhead Martin
  • Lockheed Martin recently deployed Rapid Dragon munition pallets from C-17 and EC‑130 aircraft. Photo: Lockhead Martin
    Lockheed Martin recently deployed Rapid Dragon munition pallets from C-17 and EC‑130 aircraft. Photo: Lockhead Martin
  • Rapid Dragon. Photo: Lockhead Martin
    Rapid Dragon. Photo: Lockhead Martin
  • The newly developed hypersonic missile Hwasong-8 is test-fired by the Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK in Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County of Jagang Province, North Korea. Reuters
    The newly developed hypersonic missile Hwasong-8 is test-fired by the Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK in Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County of Jagang Province, North Korea. Reuters
  • A Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept (HAWC) missile in seen in an artist's conception. Reuters
    A Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept (HAWC) missile in seen in an artist's conception. Reuters