Army, Navy Gain New Hypersonic Missile Information After Hawaii Flight Test

The United States has achieved a milestone in its hypersonic missile development effort.

On Friday, the Department of Defense announced that the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy completed an end-to-end flight test of the Conventional Prompt Strike and Long Range Hypersonic Weapon All Up Round hypersonic missiles, gaining new information on their end-to-end performance. 

Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch Jr., director of the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office of the Army, said that the flight test is a significant accomplishment in the country’s goal of developing new equipment that allows the Army to achieve superiority over potential adversaries.

The military branches carried out the test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Defense .gov reported.

The DOD has been investing in the nation’s hypersonic capabilities to ensure its combat readiness in future conflicts. In May, the Army tapped Lockheed Martin to supply batteries for the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon system.

Raytheon, an RTX business, is also helping with the initiative. In January, it completed a technical review of the U.S. Navy’s Hypersonic Air Launch Offensive Anti-Surface platform prototype, a hypersonic missile that allows the service to control contested battlespaces.