Trump Announces Montana Super Range for Hypersonic Weapons Testing
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Trump Announces Montana Super Range for Hypersonic Weapons Testing
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Summary
Trump said the Pentagon will build a new military “super range” in Montana to test advanced weapons and technologies, unveiling the plan at a campaign rally in Kalispell.
The site is intended for autonomous systems, space and electronic warfare, and supersonic and hypersonic programs—systems that travel at least 5 times the speed of sound in the hypersonic category.
Trump said other states had sought the project and credited lobbying from Montana Republicans, including Sen. Tim Sheehy, for helping land it.
Key details remain unclear: Trump gave no location, cost or start date for the range, which would expand Montana’s role in next-generation military development.
The announcement came during Trump’s Western midterm swing, where he was campaigning for House candidate Aaron Flint and Senate candidate Kurt Alme after stops in Arizona and Alaska.