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Army, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test

Army, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test
The U.S. Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs, recently completed a conventional hypersonic missile test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Dec. 12, 2024. Photo: Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs

The Army and Navy have completed a successful end-to-end flight test of their jointly-developed common hypersonic glide body, deemed a key step toward fielding of hypersonic weapons. The Pentagon on Thursday noted this was the second successful test this year of the new hypersonic all-up round, while it was the first live-fire event of the Army’s new Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system using a battery operations center and a transporter erector launcher. "This test builds on several flight tests…

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