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Army

Army, Navy Recently Conducted ‘Milestone’ Hypersonic Missile Test In Pacific

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024

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Army, Navy Recently Conducted ‘Milestone’ Hypersonic Missile Test In Pacific

Hypersonic missile test at at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii in 2024. (Photo: U.S. Department of Defense)

The Army and Navy recently completed a hypersonic missile flight test in the Pacific, the Pentagon said on June 28. After several tests were canceled last year, the Pentagon described the new demonstration of the hypersonic “all-up round” as a “step forward” for the Army and Navy’s respective Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) and Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) programs. "This flight test of the common hypersonic missile marks a milestone for our nation in the development of this capability,” Vice…

Congress

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