Trump talks up ‘super duper’ fast missile

DONALD TRUMP has touted a new “super duper” missile which will be 17 times faster than current capabilities.

The president said the US was “building right now incredible military equipment” at the unveiling of a flag for the Space Force, the newest branch of the American armed services.

He said: “We have, I call it, the Super Duper Missile, and I heard the other night [it’s] 17 times faster than what they have right now, when you take the fastest missile we have right now.

“You’ve heard Russia has five times, and China’s working on five or six times. We have one 17 times and it’s just gotten the go-ahead.”

He added: “Space is going to be the future both in terms of defence and offence. We’re now the leader in space.”

The White House declined to release any further details of the missile.

A Pentagon spokesman said he had “no information” to release.

In February, Mr Trump spoke publicly about “super-fast” US missiles that were “four, five, six and even seven times faster than an ordinary missile”.

Pentagon officials presented Mr Trump with the Space Force flag during a short Oval Office event.

The dark blue and white flag includes elements intended to evoke the depths of outer space.

The Space Force, which was officially established in December, is the first new military service since the US air force was set up in 1947.