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Army to Train Joint Base-Lewis McChord Units for Hypersonic Flight Testing

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, October 12th, 2021

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Army to Train Joint Base-Lewis McChord Units for Hypersonic Flight Testing

Dynetics said last year that it plans to demonstrate a 300 kW-class prototype system for the U.S. Army in fiscal 2022 (Graphic by Dynetics)

Soldiers from the I Corps’ 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington will begin new equipment training--all of it virtual--on Oct. 18 for the U.S. Army's first prototype hypersonic weapon battery, "Dark Eagle," as the Army seeks to have a first operational capability ready in fiscal year 2023. The Army said last week that it has completed fielding of the ground equipment for system testing (Defense Daily, Oct. 7). The…

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