The Pentagon will brief industry next month on plans for Hypersonic Defense Weapon Systems, inviting proposals for technologies with the potential to defeat ultra-fast, maneuvering missiles -- a prospective new class of weapons that a top U.S. general said poses "the greatest threat" -- in a step that aims to launch work soon on a new element of the nation's missile defense system. On May 14, the Missile Defense Agency will host an industry day in Huntsville, AL, to brief...
