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Official: Army To Fully Field First Operational Hypersonic Weapon Battery ‘Within A Few Weeks’

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 18th, 2026

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Official: Army To Fully Field First Operational Hypersonic Weapon Battery ‘Within A Few Weeks’

The Navy and Army executed the launch of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, part of the LRHW, in a flight experiment from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii in March, 2020 (U.S. Navy Photo)

After a series of delays and timeline adjustments, a lead Army official has confirmed the service will complete fielding of its first operational Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) battery “within a few weeks.” “We are so close to that first battery being fully equipped with all of its capabilities that I don't want to spoil the surprise when we actually get there, but we’re within a few weeks [of that],” Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, the Army’s program acquisition executive, said…

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