
General Atomics has received a $41.8 million deal from the Army to support future hypersonic weapon system flight tests scheduled to begin in 2021. The deal, officially announced Monday evening, covers manufacturing and production support for tests to further the development of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body as part of the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon and Navy’s Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) programs. “As new threats continue to emerge, advancing the development and flight testing of hypersonic vehicle…