The planned ramp-up in flight test activity is intended to prepare the Common Hypersonic Glide Body to transition into an operational weapon system within three years.

The U.S. Army decided in March to concentrate resources on developing the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, which shares the Common Hypersonic Glide Body with the Navy’s submarine-launched Conventional Prompt Strike missile.

Teledyne Technologies, a smaller but significant U.S. defense contractor, is unveiling a new British-oriented missiles and explosives business unit, Teledyne Energetics UK, representing the latest move in a push for international diversification.

Lockheed Martin has chosen a proposed new variant of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system to compete for the sea-based Regional Glide Phase Weapon prototyping program.

Once a mission prioritized mostly by the U.S. Army and Navy, the U.S. Air Force is now seeking to experiment with low-cost options to intercept cruise missiles, potentially expanding an arsenal that today consists solely of the relatively high-cost and inventory-limited AIM-120C missile

The U.S. Air Force is asking industry for ideas on a new maritime strike weapon.

The AFRL awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments a $2.72 million contract for an all-up round of the Hypervelocity Projectile, which includes a flight body and launch package, for an upcoming experiment funded by the Advanced Battle Management System program. 

Keeping two hypersonic defense programs on track throughout the decade faces a set of daunting technical challenges even as the Missile Defense Agency juggles other major priorities, said a new report by the US Government Accountability Office.