Flight Test Moves First U.S. Hypersonic Weapons Out Of Research Phase

Common Hypersonic Glide Body Flight Experiment 2
Credit: U.S. Defense Department
A successful flight test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) on March 19 means the technology can transition into weapon systems development for the Army and Navy, a senior U.S. defense official said March 20. The Defense Department has completed Flight Experiment-2 (FE-2) of the low lift-to...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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