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

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…

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