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Army, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test

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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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