A hypersonic glide vehicle program led by DARPA is now combined with the U.S. Air Force's AGM-183A program as the 419th Flight Test Sqdn. completes the last step ahead of powered booster flight tests later this year.
A Purdue University spinoff is to test an improved propellant for solid-fuel ramjet propulsion systems in hypersonic weapons under more than $1.1 million in contracts from the U.S. military.
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 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.
A request for proposals for the Regional Glide Phase Weapon System contract has been delayed since April as the Missile Defense Agency continues to review performance requirements, including data from recent hypersonic testing.
Guam's current Thaad system will not provide the kind of 360-degree defensive coverage that Guam will need, making the purchase of the land-based system a top priority, PACOM's chief says.
The Air Force Research Laboratory on July 21 awarded a $93.4 million task order to Raytheon to kick-off Phase 2 of the Miniature Self-Defense Munition demonstration program.
The appearance of a test airframe for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) ASM-3 this month shows that the Japanese have worked through at least five configurations for the supersonic anti-ship missile.
Missile manufacturer MBDA has delivered a trio of Environmental Data Gathering (EDG) rounds to the UK defense ministry to support the integration of the Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35B.
New threats posed by advances in heat-seeking missiles have prompted new development efforts by the U.S. Army and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to protect helicopters and fighters.
