Australia, US look to joint production of hypersonic missile, US lawmaker says

FILE - In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on March 11, 2018, a Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile flies during a test in southern Russia.

Joint production of hypersonic missiles by Australia and the United States could reduce strain on the U.S. defense industrial base and boost deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Republican lawmaker Michael McCaul said in Sydney on Friday.