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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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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An artist’s rendering of a hypersonic threat intercept. (DARPA Image) Weapons Boeing wins $70M contract award for Glide Breaker counter-hypersonic weapons tech
Boeing is expected to develop and test technologies for a hypersonic interceptor prototype and perform computational fluid dynamics analysis, wind tunnel testing and evaluation of aerodynamic jet interaction effects during flight tests, the company said.
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Northrop Grumman’s Hypersonic Capability Center in Elkton, Maryland (Northrop Grumman photo) Weapons Northrop Grumman opens new propulsion system factory in anticipation of boom in hypersonic missile production
The Hypersonics Capability Center in Elkton, Maryland is a 60,000-square-foot facility.
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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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Illustration of a hypersonic missile (Getty Images) Weapons Navy’s future HALO ‘hypersonic’ missile might not actually be hypersonic
The Navy is pursuing what it calls a Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) weapon. But the missile’s top speed might not qualify as hypersonic, a program executive officer at Naval Air Systems Command suggested.