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Army To Begin Delivering Equipment For Hypersonic Weapon Prototype To Unit In March

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Army To Begin Delivering Equipment For Hypersonic Weapon Prototype To Unit In March
Artist rendering of a Dynetics-built hypersonic glide body weapon. Image: Leidos

The Army plans to begin delivering equipment for the first prototype hypersonic weapon capability to a unit in March, who will then begin training on the system in October to prepare for a joint flight test in early fiscal year 2022. A U.S. Army spokesperson confirmed to Defense Daily the equipment will cover all components of the Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) prototype battery except for live rounds, which are not set to be fielded until FY ‘23.  “The…

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