Air Force not planning to buy any ARRW hypersonic missiles in fiscal 2025
Meanwhile, the Air Force is requesting $517 million for another weapon known as the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM).
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B-52 Stratofortress crews from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, participated in hypersonic weapon familiarization training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 27, 2024. Hypersonics is an attribute being pursued for advanced munitions. The Department of Defense is developing hypersonic science and technology to ensure the U.S. can rapidly transition operational hypersonic systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio) Weapons -
A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron is undergoes pre-flight procedures at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2020. The aircraft conducted a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the Southern California coast. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem) Weapons LaPlante hints at plan to continue Air Force’s boost-glide hypersonic missile efforts
“Let’s just say that there is a plan. It’s not something we can talk about in this open session,” Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante told members of the House Armed Services Committee.
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A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 85 commercial and government spacecraft and 3 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral on June 30, 2021. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota Raub) Space New SDA, MDA missile-tracking satellites launched into space
The organizations aim to demonstrate capabilities on orbit that could be used to detect and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced threats.
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Master Sgt. John Malloy and Staff Sgt. Jacob Puente secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 6, 2020. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem) Weapons Limited test infrastructure, data shortages plague Air Force hypersonics program
ARRW’s flight test schedule is “continually challenged to the limited availability and numbers of hypersonic flight corridors, target areas, and test support assets,” according to a new Pentagon report.
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Concept art for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). (Image courtesy of Raytheon Technologies) Weapons Raytheon to receive $407M for ‘enhancements’ to Air Force hypersonic missile
The deal is an addition to the nearly $1 billion deal awarded to Raytheon in 2022 to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM).
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Master Sgt. John Malloy and Staff Sgt. Jacob Puente secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 6, 2020. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem) Weapons Air Force has ‘concerns’ about HACM; hasn’t ruled out boost-glide hypersonic weapons
Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter spoke with DefenseScoop about the service’s hypersonics programs.
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HAWC concept art (DARPA) Weapons DARPA taps Raytheon for next phase of air-breathing hypersonic program
Raytheon received an $81 million contract to work on the More Opportunities with the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or MoHAWC, program.
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Illustration of a hypersonic missile (Getty Images) Weapons Physics and cost are shaping Pentagon’s hypersonics paths
Experts noted there are key differences between the two main types of hypersonic weapons that demonstrate how the services are prioritizing their procurement efforts to match their operational requirements.
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Wallops Island, Virginia, Oct. 21, 2021. U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and the Army Hypersonic Program Office successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. This test informed the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon offensive hypersonic strike capability. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released) Weapons Price tag for Navy’s CPS hypersonic weapon is ‘higher than we want it to be,’ Pentagon acquisition chief says
The Navy intends to spend upwards of $50 million per round, on average, for its Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapon over the next five years.
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Master Sgt. John Malloy and Staff Sgt. Jacob Puente secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 6, 2020. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem) Weapons Kendall: ARRW missile test was unsuccessful; Air Force now more committed to another type of hypersonic weapon
The Air Force is now more committed to the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) than the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).